Author Archives: Meg Rayborn Dawson

Columbus, OH: 2 days in class K-8; All Online in High School

Columbus City Schools release recommendations to reopen this fall; 2 days in-person for K-8 students, all remote for high school The district says the recommendations will follow COVID-19 guidelines and guidance from local, state and federal health officials. Author: 10TV Web … Continue reading

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Teachers Are Scared to Go Back to School. Will They Strike?

Teachers Are Scared to Go Back to School. Will They Strike? By Madeline Will   Education Week July 20, 2020 As the start of the school year approaches—and the pandemic rages on—many teachers are reaching a breaking point. They’re scared to go … Continue reading

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Back to School in Great Britain: Penalty fines for missing school next term

Back to School in Great Britain: Penalty fines for missing school next term By Sean CoughlanBBC News family and education correspondent 29 June 2020  Related Topics Coronavirus pandemic Image copyrightAFPImage captionAll pupils are expected to be back full time in school … Continue reading

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Homeschooling dad comes home from….Prison

EDUCATION Homeschooling dad comes home from….   Thursday, July 16, 2020   Bob Kellogg (OneNewsNow.com) Though he’s glad to learn that a homeschooling pastor and his wife have been released from prison, an attorney and director of global outreach maintains that … Continue reading

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Back to School? “No Thanks” Say Millions of New Homeschooling Parents

Back to School? “No Thanks” Say Millions of New Homeschooling Parents With dehumanizing COVID-19 restrictions awaiting students at schools, many parents are opting to keep on homeschooling. Wednesday, July 8, 2020        Kerry McDonald    FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION Education Self-Directed Education Homeschooling COVID-19 Coronavirus CDC School Compulsory Education … Continue reading

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Post Redux: Regardless Of What You Think, ‘Irregardless’ Is A Word

ARTS & LIFE Regardless Of What You Think,      ‘Irregardless’ Is A Word Alpha-Phonics Blog Editor Note:  This Post ran several months ago.  We had no idea it would generate the high number of visits it garnered.  So, we … Continue reading

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Poll: 40% of Families More Likely to Homeschool When Pandemic Ends

BREITBART Poll: 40% of Families More Likely to Homeschool When Pandemic Ends Ted S. Warren/AP Photo DR. SUSAN BERRY 14 May 2020 A RealClear Opinion Research poll released Thursday found 40 percent of families are more likely to choose to homeschool their … Continue reading

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When Will Schools Reopen?

  CORONAVIRUS UPDATED 1:00 P.M. When Will Schools Reopen? By Erica Schwiegershausen    THE CUT Photo: Shalom Ormsby Images Inc/Getty Images We’re committed to keeping our readers informed.  We’ve removed our paywall from essential coronavirus news stories. Become a subscriber to support our … Continue reading

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Homeschool Performance Compared to Public School

Homeschool vs. Public School Students’                   Performance Compared Did you know every year many tens of thousands of parents teach their own children to READ? A great many of them have used  Alpha-Phonics … Continue reading

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