N.C. Homeschool News 7/06/08

NEWS


Apologia publisher purchased by N.C. homeschool leaders


Apologia Educational Ministries, publisher of the Apologia Science textbook series, has been purchased by Davis and Rachael Carman of Waxhaw. The Carmans, long term board members of North Carolinians for Home Education, plan to expand the publisher's business into non-science curriculum and practical and inspirational books, and have already signed on Zan Tyler and Deborah Bell while retaining Apologia founder Dr. Jay Wile. (Read the full story on NCHSN)


Editorial: Homeschoolers "should be willing" to submit to Social Service inspections

The Rocky Mount Telegram's July 2 editorial says homeschoolers "should be applauded" for their efforts to "give their kids a leg up and to protect them from unwanted outside influences." However, their recommendation doesn't mesh with the positive comments:

Quite often, public and private school employees intervene and report suspicious behavior to social service officials. Sometimes schools are able to save good kids from bad parents.

But there is no one to protect home-schooled children from abusive parents.

Because of that, home-school families should be willing to submit to more oversight, perhaps in the form of occasional visits from social workers.

(Article: Rocky Mount Telegram, 7/2/08 - Letters to the Editor can be submitted here.)

On again? Raleigh newspaper includes homeschoolers in tax credit

Amid mounting opposition from public school organizations, the special needs education tax credit again includes homeschoolers, according the Raleigh News & Observer -- but is unlikely to come for a vote this session. (News & Observer, Raleigh, 7/3/08)