 Civic Resources (87+0)
The accompanying links come from a variety of sources and are included here to provide a readily accessible resource for those interested in learning more about candidates' positions on educational issues, as well as on other issues that may be important to you.
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Family Directed Learning w/ online subject guides (0+5)
"Unless the fundamental importance of voluntary family choice is recognized in the debate over control of compulsory schooling, the war over orthodoxy in these schools is likely to continue its destructive effect on teachers, students, families, board members, and political dissent in American society." -- Stephen Arons, Compelling Belief, NY: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1983, p 74
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Family Resources (170+1)
There's more involved in making empowered educational choices than just understanding educational policy and philosophies. Education is just one aspect of the bigger Healthy Families picture, and families trying to make good educational choices also need to take into account many other important issues like health care, personal well-being, economics and community needs. Use the resources in this section to help keep your family informed on all these integral aspects of life and living.
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Government Resources (48+0)
This is a category of links to various government resources, offices, agencies, legislators, libraries, and so on. |
Home Education (0+5)
Homeschooling, the practice of fully family directed learning, is legal in all fifty states, although laws vary widely by state. There are no hard or fast rules for providing an effective home education for your children. Homeschooling can be as expensive, or as inexpensive, as you make it. There’s plenty of prepackaged curricula available, and there are innumerable community learning opportunities in libraries, at museums and nature parks, and through informal learning cooperatives shared with other home learning families. Like any other educational choice, it’s important to be fully informed about homeschooling. To that end, Learning is For Everyone, Inc. hopes you’ll find the resources on these pages helpful and informative. |
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Lifelong Learning (39+0)
Learning isn't just for children. Learning is For Everyone, of all ages and socio-economic status and learning ability. Research continues to confirm the importance of continued learning throughout all stages of life, especially among the elderly. Exercising our minds is as important for health and well being as exercising the rest of our bodies. |
Non-Public Education (0+1)
According to the National Center for Education Statistics survey of more than 30,000 private school, over 5 million American students—or about 10 percent of the entire school population—attended private schools during the 2001–2002 school year. NCES says non-public schools account for 24% of US schools. That said, private schools vary widely by type, accreditation, focus, quality, educational content and delivery and other factors. Use the following resources to help you understand private school choices in your area. The survey, Private Schools in America, may be found at the following web address: http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/studies/privateschools/ |
Public Education (0+4)
Public Education continues to be the primary way youth are educated in the United States. According to the National Center for Education Statistics , about 50 million children learn in public elementary and secondary schools. And public education continues to evolve, driven by government edicts like the No Child Left Behind Act commensurate demand for more public learning choices like charter schools and magnet schools, and small community schools.
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