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Posted on 26 April 2012

SCHOOL ADD ISN’T HOME ADD

YOU CAN TEACH YOUR PRESCHOOLER TO READ

CASTING A WIDER NET: WHY COLLEGES ARE RECRUITING HOMESCHOOLERS

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Family Travel

ROAD TRIPS FOR FAMILIES ANNOUNCES TOP 10 PICKS FOR FAMILY-FRIENDLY SUMMER FESTIVALS

Posted on 10 April 2012

“Summer is always prime festival season, but we’ve never had so many submissions for the honor of our top 10,” said Julie Henning, Feed Me editor at Road Trips for Families. “We had over 750 submissions and they were all family-friendly festivals that draw a crowd. We had the toughest time, to date, picking the…

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Book Reviews

Breathing Room: A Novel for Young People by Marsha Hayles

Posted on 08 March 2012

BREATHING ROOM Coming in June 2012 A Novel for Young People By Marsha Hayles What if you were sick with a deadly, contagious disease and had to leave your family?   What if you were stuck in a hospital room with other sick people and had to stay in bed all day and all night—for weeks,…

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Colleges & Universities

Asking the Right Question: “What should I expect from a college or university experience?”

Posted on 16 February 2012

Todd J. Williams, Ph.D. President, Philadelphia Biblical University High school students today have more choices and more opportunities regarding higher education than any other generation. They also have more complexities, more challenges, and more costs associated with higher education than any other generation. There are more forms to fill out, more hidden costs, and more…

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Healthy Family Living

Transform Your Family: Make Fitness an Amazing Adventure for Your Kids

Posted on 18 February 2012

By Elayne Spencer Phil and Amy Parham, contestants from NBC’s The Biggest Loser: Families, 2008, offer practical advice about family fitness and health for parents in their new book, “The Amazing Fitness Adventure For Your Kids.”  The book shows how you can transform your life and live your dream by being a healthy, happy more…

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Curriculum Spotlight

A Second Language is an Advantage for Life

Posted on 16 February 2012

The new scientific evidence about kids and languages is extraordinarily interesting.  Some researchers believe that 1-12 year olds can learn a second, third or even a fourth language more easily than will ever be possible again later in their lives. Learning and using a second language has been linked to all kinds of benefits for…

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Special Needs Learning

S.C. CHIEF ASKS LAWMAKERS FOR $36 MILLION MORE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION

Posted on 19 April 2012

South Carolina has been denied a second extension of a $36 million penalty in federal special education money, a penalty imposed because the state didn’t spend enough money on special education during the 2009-10 school year.

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Summer Camps

HAPPY SUMMER CAMP HUNTING

Posted on 19 April 2012

While students are getting antsy, counting down the days until school is out, parents may be getting anxious, wondering how to keep them busy, productive and out of trouble for more than two months. Another concern is the lack of academic experiences. Summer learning loss is an unwelcome reality and teachers often spend the first…

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Museums & Science Centers

SMITHSONIAN EDUCATION OFFERS FREE SCIENCE PROGRAM

Posted on 16 March 2012

Smithsonian Education is offering Shout, a free environmental science exploration program tailored for K-12 students. It offers interactive webinars featuring renowned Smithsonian scientists, comprehensive lesson-planning materials and hands-on activities, allowing homeschooling families to easily integrate Shout into their daily lessons. The second of three interdisciplinary webinars, ”Water Quality: When There’s Too Much or Too Little,” will be held March 26-27, with a special teacher…

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