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Homeschool Groups and Resources in Indiana N-Z

Getting involved with other homeschoolers is very important to a family’s success in homeschooling It is important to join a homeschool network or support group in your area, There are also many homeschooling groups as well as many homeschooling classes, and programs that your students can enjoy. In this series, we are covering homeschool groups and resources across the country. This installment will cover Indiana homeschool groups and resources, N-Z. Northeastern Indiana Catholic Home Educators (NICHE) Catholic Homeschool Support Group for Fort Wayne, Indiana and surrounding areas. South Central Indiana Home Educators (SCIHE) Serving the Columbus, IN area, this is … Continue reading →

Homeschool Groups and Resources in Indiana I-M

Getting involved with other homeschoolers is very important to a family’s success in homeschooling It is important to join a homeschool network or support group in your area, There are also many homeschooling groups as well as many homeschooling classes, and programs that your students can enjoy. In this series, we are covering homeschool groups and resources across the country. This installment will cover Indiana homeschool groups and resources, I-M. Illiana Homeschool Society A group of homeschool families joining together to promote socialization and education. All families are welcome. Indiana Association of Home Educators This is a service organization with … Continue reading →

Homeschool Groups and Resources in Indiana A-H

Getting involved with other homeschoolers is very important to a family’s success in homeschooling It is important to join a homeschool network or support group in your area, There are also many homeschooling groups as well as many homeschooling classes, and programs that your students can enjoy. In this series, we are covering homeschool groups and resources across the country. This installment will cover Indiana homeschool groups and resources, A-H. Academy You AcademyYOU is a public virtual charter school with its home office located in Little River, Kansas. Students located in Kansas can enroll at no cost as their funding … Continue reading →

Tips For Highschool Dropouts Who Want to Homeschool

In my last article, Indiana Registers Dropouts as Homeschoolers, I mentioned how school districts in this state and several others are reclassifying homeschoolers as high school dropouts. This manipulation lowers a schools dropout rates while also lowering the perceived success of homeschooling. This is a bad thing for all involved. Still, there will be high school students who find themselves out of school, told they are homeschoolers and are left to fend for them. Many of these students will want to make some kind of effort but will soon give up without guidance. If you or your child are one … Continue reading →

Indiana Registers Dropouts as Homeschoolers

In an apparent effort to lower the high school dropout rate in Indiana, school districts have decided that no one will be allowed to drop out. Instead, those no longer willing or able to complete their studies must register as homeschoolers. These families are not being told that registering as a homeschooler is a voluntary decision. They are essentially being forced to “homeschool”. The person who thought up this little scheme must be very proud of him/herself. Not only have the school districts “fixed their numbers” by refusing to record these dropouts as what they are, but they have also … Continue reading →

Homeschool Week in Review March 17-22

Monday 17 Mar 2008 New Hampshire Homeschoolers and SB 337 by Andrea Hermitt In a month busy with unwanted and unwarranted homeschool legislation, New Hampshire finds itself in the fray. SB 337 was voted into law on Thursday 13, 2007. Has the California Verdict Affected Your View on Homeschooling? by Andrea Hermitt I cannot say I have ever seen as much conversation about homeschooling as I have this past month. It started, of course, with the California verdict declaring homeschooling without credentials illegal. This ruling has been followed with a literal flood of articles, opinion, and comments. Homeschoolers Competing in … Continue reading →