Home schooling grows despite court limits and social pushback
The piece surveys parents in multiple states who educate children at home to avoid schools, citing legal limits, social concerns, and appeals from advocates. It notes a rising trend with advocates, newsletters, and organizations reporting growing interest and inquiries.
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New Jersey
Texas
Ohio
Utah
John Singer
Robert Sessions
Decorah
Iowa
Erik
Supreme Court
Lawyers Committee For Civil Rights
University of Massachusetts
David Schimmel
Holt
Ed Nagel
National Association For the Support of Alternative Schools
Santa Fe
N.M
Nagel
New Schools
Pettigrew
Ark
Seventh Day Adventist
Mary Roger
Portland
Ore
National Parents League
Lifelong learning takes root at Kirkwood College
Kirkwood Community College expands its BOAT program to train adult education instructors, blending philosophy and practical skills. Enrollment soars with 800 daily callers and 675 teachers poised to teach classes from disco dancing to welding, as the college eyes growth beyond the fall term.
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J.P. Jones
Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood
Jones
Iowa
BOAT
Glenn Hansen
University of Northern Iowa
Natural History Museum
Christ Community School moves to new site with year round schedule
Christ Community School in Cedar Rapids moves from Faith Bible Church Robins to First Christian Church 840 Third Ave SE for its 1978 79 year. The 16 students will follow a year round four term model with two week breaks after each term and a month long break after the summer term.
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Cedar Rapids
Christ Community School
Faith Bible Church
Robins
First Christian Church
Third Ave
Christ Community
Deane Chesley
Chesley
Festival of Flanders Returns With Six Week Brussels Program
The Festival of Flanders resumes in Brussels and Flemish cities with a six week schedule. Internationally renowned ensembles and soloists from the BBC, Polish Radio, Vienna and London Philharmonics, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, and more will perform across Antwerp Ghent Leuven Mechlin and other venues through mid October.
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Brussels
UPI
Flanders
Antwerp
Ghent
Louvain
Mechlin
BBC
Polish Radio
Vienna
London
Amsterdam Concertgebouw
Lar Lubovitch
United
Thais Boost Minimum Wage and Civil Service Pay
The Thai government announced a minimum wage rise to 1.75 dollars per day from 1.40, effective October 1, and also planned adjustments to civil servant and state employee pay to bolster the economy.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Special Election Notice for Cedar Rapids Community School District
Public notice to Cedar Rapids Community School District electors in Linn County Iowa of a special election to be held with the Regular election on Tuesday the 12th day. The sample ballot and hours align with the Regular School Election. The notice outlines district boundaries and property references for the ballot and mentions the necessity of compliance with relevant state law.
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Cedar Rapene
Caty
Linn
Iowa
Cina
Sauk Hithe
Brest Ors
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Community
State of
Dwight D. Eisenhower
46Th Street
N.E
Trailridge Road
S.E
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NEA
Illinois
Yacob
Wash
Patricia Smith
Schimmel
John Holt
Boston
William Kirk
Maryland
Calvert School
Calvert
Joseph Bagley
Rialto
Calif
Church of God
Christie Wallace
Christ
Terri Petersen
Belgium
State Theater Ballet of
Stuttgart
German Opera Am Rhein
English Chamber Orchestra
Linn County
Merle L. Kopel
Linn County Auditor and County Commissioner of Elections
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