Homeschool Groups and Resources in Louisiana and Maine

Involvement with other homeschoolers is very important to a family’s success in homeschooling. Joining a homeschool network or support group in your area will make a difference in your homeschooling journey. You can find homeschooling groups as well as many homeschooling classes, and programs that your students can enjoy. In this series, I am covering homeschool groups and resources across the country. This installment will cover Louisiana and Maine. Louisiana Alliance of Baton Rouge Area Homeschool (ABRAH) Homeschool Support Group. Baton Rouge Homeschool Association Inclusive homeschool group CAFFE Homeschool Co-op CenLa Christian Home School Association (CCHSA) Support group for Christian … Continue reading

Homeschooling in Maine: Option 2

This is not legal advice. As someone who lives in a state that is highly regulated, I cannot emphasize enough the need for you to advocate for yourself and make a point to know your state laws. While the school district will most likely provide you with a printed copy of the laws and regulations for home schooling, a local home schooling group can be a valuable asset when it comes to navigating your way through the system. Although I generally blog on all options for one state in the same blog so that it is easier for those of … Continue reading

Homeschooling in Maine: Option 1

This is not legal advice. As someone who lives in a state that is highly regulated, I cannot emphasize enough the need for you to advocate for yourself and make a point to know your state laws. While the school district will most likely provide you with a printed copy of the laws and regulations for home schooling, a local home schooling group can be a valuable asset when it comes to navigating your way through the system. Although I generally blog on all options for one state in the same blog so that it is easier for those of … Continue reading

Martin Luther King Honored in D.C.

Few have worked so hard and sacrificed so much for social consciousness as Martin Luther King Jr. We’ve given him a holiday, many cities have streets named after him, and Memphis has a Civil Rights museum honoring him on the site where he was assassinated. Finally, King became the first individual who wasn’t a president to receive a monument on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The $120 million dollar monument set on 4 acres near the Tidal Basin officially opens tomorrow and will be dedicated on August 28th. The opening comes on the 48th anniversary of King’s historic “I … Continue reading