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Community => Education => Topic started by: urbanlibertarian on July 18, 2011, 08:36:35 AM

Title: Home School Convention
Post by: urbanlibertarian on July 18, 2011, 08:36:35 AM
From the TU, an article about one of the only options for low and middle income parents to escape the public school monopoly when they are being poorly served by it:

http://jacksonville.com/alternative-education/2011-07-15/story/jacksonville-convention-sheds-light-growth-acceptance-home (http://jacksonville.com/alternative-education/2011-07-15/story/jacksonville-convention-sheds-light-growth-acceptance-home)

QuoteState cuts to education and the highly publicized conflict over how to handle failing schools in Duval County have also gotten a lot of parents thinking about home schooling, Berry said.

"Most people are motivated for faith reasons, but when we have crises in the schools, that's an added reason."

Read more at Jacksonville.com: http://jacksonville.com/alternative-education/2011-07-15/story/jacksonville-convention-sheds-light-growth-acceptance-home#ixzz1SSZWYs7c