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The number of young people admitted to hospital after cutting themselves deliberately is up by more than 50% in five years, according to new figures.

Mike Belleme for The New York Times
Hannelore and Uwe Romeike and their children at home in Morristown, Tenn.

MORRISTOWN, Tenn. — On a quiet street in this little town in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains lives a family of refugees who were granted asylum in the United States because they feared persecution in their [...]

Now human rights organizations reviewing 'state-napping'

Annie and Dominic Johansson

Social workers have been visiting a Swedish couple whose son was "abducted" by government agents last year because he was being homeschooled, but that's not necessarily a good sign, and now two major rights organizations are exploring options to reunite the family.

The Home School Legal Defense Association [...]

TRINITY — When Florida lawmakers required public school districts to provide local online course offerings, they decided the programs would be open only to students who had spent at least one full year in the public schools.

Wendy Howard and her daughter Jessica, who was being home-schooled last year, decided that wasn't fair.
They began a petition [...]

Without a guidance counselor or advisor to assist them, college-bound home-schooled students rely heavily on personal research for scholarship information.
A new measure in the Arizona Legislature is attempting to lend those students a helping hand.

Senate Bill 1280 would require all state universities to publish eligibility criteria for merit-based scholarships and to inform all students about [...]

Feb 5th, 2010 | Von ArtieS | Thema: Homeschooling

Hier  der dreiteilige Ausschnitt der SternTV-Sendung mit Günther Jauch von vorgestern Abend über die Familie Romeike und die Geschichte der Familie Neubronner zum Thema Homeschooling.

Dagmar und Tilmann Neubronner waren vor Ort und diskutierten mit Josef Kraus, dem Vorsitzenden des deutschen Lehrerverbandes über Schulpflicht und Homeschooling.
Josef Kraus, das [...]

Lokalt Han har 17-årshästsvans. Han har 17-årsfjun på hakan. Han är rymdintresserad, fiffig som få, pratsam och social och lagom glad. Tja lagom på alla sätt.
Men. Daniel Korpi-Kastinen har inte gått i vanlig skola en enda dag i hela sitt liv. Hemma samsas han i en liten etta med mamma och pappa. Och trivs.

Familjen Korpi-Kastinens [...]

We believe that schedule 1 of the children, schools and families bill represents an unacceptable imposition of state control over families. Although it is aimed at children educated outside the school system, it has implications for all families.

Most parents would not make home-based education their first choice; but any family might need it if school [...]

Saludo a los integrantes y visitantes de LFN. Pido disculpas por mi larga ausencia en el sitio. Ya les comenté anteriormente que en Argentina, la educación en el Hogar, se encuentra aún abriéndose camino. Si bien es cierto que existen algunas familias que han educado a sus hijos en esta alternativa, la mayoría de ellas [...]

37 Grad

In den meisten europäischen Ländern ist Unterricht zuhause, "Homeschooling", erlaubt oder zumindest geduldet. Kaum ein Land hält so verbissen an der Schulpflicht fest wie Deutschland – mit allen Konsequenzen für die Betroffenen.

In den meisten europäischen Ländern ist Unterricht zuhause,
"Homeschooling", erlaubt oder zumindest geduldet. Kaum ein Land hält so
verbissen an der Schulpflicht fest wie Deutschland [...]