09/03/2008
Home-schooling mom worries about public school (Plattsburgh Press Republican)
PLATTSBURGH -- Kellie Porter didn't want to disrupt the family unit she'd created. She and her three children were individuals, but through home-schooling they'd formed a bubble that magnified love, respect and compassion while keeping negative outside influences at bay.
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09/07/2008
HOME SCHOOLING (Baltimore Sun)
How-to classes build confidence and put tools in the hands of homeowners O n a Wednesday evening in late summer, it's hard to tell who's interrupting whom: the people peppering Dexter Parker for advice on decorating their Baltimore homes or Parker, who is trying to finish his seminar on interior design in the allotted time.
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09/07/2008
Obama: Secret Service is handy when you have girls (AP via Yahoo! News)
Who knew Secret Service agents were so handy for parents of elementary school kids?
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09/07/2008
A forceful, but narrow agenda (Boston Globe)
ANCHORAGE - As Sarah Palin campaigns for vice president, she can tout some significant legislative victories from this vast and rugged state: tightening ethics laws, starting a major gas pipeline, and raising taxes on oil profits, all of which endeared her to voters and forced her to take on the state's powerful oil companies.
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09/07/2008
Grand Prairie parents drop schools not making grade (WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth)
Rae Ann Forester was losing confidence in Grand Prairie High School's academic program. Even though she was president of the Parent Teacher Student Association, she took a decisive step away from the school.
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09/07/2008
Multitasking Moms Weigh Palin's Politics, Spirit (Hartford Courant)
There's no question many multitasking women across Connecticut see themselves in the everymom image spun by vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and the GOP.
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09/07/2008
Private-school enrollment grows in Lake County despite economy slump (Orlando Sentinel)
Increasing enrollment contrasts with decline statewide While private-school enrollment is falling off statewide, more Lake County kids are signing up for classes at religious and independent schools, according to a new state report.
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09/07/2008
Obama: Secret Service is handy when you have girls (Boston Globe)
Who knew Secret Service agents were so handy for parents of elementary school kids? Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, taking questions from an Indiana crowd Saturday, called on a 5th grade teacher. Noting that his 10-year-old daughter, Malia, is starting the 5th grade, he asked: "Any tips? What should I be waiting around for?"
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09/07/2008
Political Play of the Day: For Obama, Secret Service is handy when you have girls (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Who knew Secret Service agents were so handy for parents of elementary school kids? Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, taking questions from an Indiana crowd Saturday, called on a 5th grade teacher.
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09/07/2008
How to escape from a failing school in Texas (Dallas Morning News)
Parents who think their children are trapped in failing schools have a variety of options for improving the situation:
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