Saturday, August 12, 2006

Education - National Center for Education Statistics


National Center for Education Statistics
NCES collects, analyzes and makes available data related to education in the US and other nations.

BBC News: Education
News, features and analysis about issues in education. Includes school league tables and forum.

Education Index
Search for educational information and links in over 50 categories.

Friday, August 11, 2006

Home schooling - Laurel Springs School


Laurel Springs School
Dedicated to providing online and home schooling to K-12 children.

Thursday, August 10, 2006

Home schooling - Idaho Receives $18 Million for Higher Education (KIFI-TV Idaho Falls)


Idaho Receives $18 Million for Higher Education (KIFI-TV Idaho Falls)
Idaho is getting $18 million worth of grant money for students to receive scholarships and academic counseling for their higher education. The school board says this amount of money has never been granted to Idaho before.

EMC, Mass. Department of Education, Worcester State Host the Fourth Annual Massachusetts Mathematics Institute (SYS-CON Media)
EMC Corporation, the world leader in information management and storage, along with the Massachusetts Department of Education, today announced that the Massachusetts Mathematics Institute (MMI) has begun its fourth year of professional development for elementary school teachers. As part of EMC's continued focus on improving math and science education, the company has hosted and supported MMI

Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Home schooling - For Richer and For Smarter: Education is a Family Affair


For Richer and For Smarter: Education is a Family Affair
Fox 19 - We come home from work, have dinner together, and then we say 'See you at 11!'" says Bill, who is working on an MBA to The Hendersons decided to sign up for schooling before they had children. Howard Koffman and his wife are on the opposite end

Tuesday, August 08, 2006

Home education - Groups prepare to square off over $199M school vote 


Groups prepare to square off over $199M school vote 
PLYMOUTH - Advocates on both sides of a proposed tax hike for Plymouth high school construction are gearing up for battle in preparation for a Sept. 19 vote.

Should multiples be put in separate classrooms? 
Suzanne Myers of Johnsburg used to have a perfect house. 12-year-old and a house full of toys. Just writing the word "quadruplets" makes me tired. How does Myers keep her sanity?

India Tightens Child Labor Laws, Activists Question Impact 
India has announced it will ban the employment of children under the age of 14 years old in households and restaurants beginning in October. Social activists are skeptical if the move will dent the massive problem of child labor in the country.

Monday, August 07, 2006

Home education - Homeschool Central


Homeschool Central
Offering links to homeschooling curriculum products, study resources, software, videos, and more.

Home Schooling Resources in South Africa
Home Schooling Resources in South Africa.

Home Schooling. ERIC Digest
Provides full-text access to the ERIC Digest of this name. ... Instead, these children engage in HOME SCHOOLING--that is, they will pursue learning at home or elsewhere in ... were made based on surveys of home-schooling groups (Patricia Lines 1991 ...

Sunday, August 06, 2006

Home schooling - Injuries reported after cruise ship lists off Port Canaveral


Injuries reported after cruise ship lists off Port Canaveral
Herald Tribune - The Orlando Sentinel previews the Knights of Columbus' international convention, which is sure to bring lots of pomp and pageantry to Orlando later this week. The Ledger has a Q&A about home schooling, which is increasing yearly in Florida. A Tampa

'Dance' stars, former bully bait, now bask in coolness
Nashville Tennessean - He switched to home schooling at 15 but said before then he had plenty of school friends. "I was always the popular kid in a small town," Wall said. "I could (do acrobatics) and tumble and they thought that was the coolest thing ever, like putting my

Blood line
Indian Express - The city would offer much better schooling for her daughter, Aditi, around one at that time, and son Raj, who would come along And then, despite being wanted for jumping bail in a murder case, he decided to come home on May 19. editor@expressindia