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March 21
Charleston Daily Mail : Home-schoolers' testing laws topic of debate
http://www.dailymail.com/news/News/2001032125/
Article says that 15 percent of home-schooled students in the state score
below the 40th percentile on standardized tests. They fail to note that 39
percent of school students score below the 40th percentile, but instead focus
on how at risk these homeschoolers are.

March 19
Annapolis Capitol : Home school rising statewide
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/live/03_19-21/TOP
The number of students being taught at home increased 9.4 percent statewide
last year, with the largest increase, 66 percent, in Baltimore.

March 16
Durango Herald : Bayfield considers home-schooling policy
http://www.durangoherald.com/1news4104.htm
Under a new policy proposed by the Bayfield School District, families who
home-school would be asked to show they are using an educational curriculum
to teach their children.

Minor Mentions:

March 23
Birmingham News : Vestavia Hills senior barred from campus after threat
Student to study at home
http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/?Mar2001/23-e434050b.html

Seattle Post-Intelligencer : Falling debris misses worried tuna fishers
http://seattlep-i.nwsource.com:80/national/tuna23.shtml

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette : Home-school acting troupe all set to be "On the
Town"
http://www.ardemgaz.com/weekend/W2ypt23.html

Amarillo Globe-News : Private schools academic competition set Saturday
http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/032301/new_private.shtml

Akron Beacon Journal : Wayne schoolgirl wins spelling bee
http://www.ohio.com:80/bj/news/docs/002046.htm

March 22
Fort Worth Star-Telegram : Youth volunteer awards laud teen-age students
http://www.star-telegram.com:80/news/doc/1047/1:METRO51A/1:METRO51A0322101.htm
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Charlotte Observer : UNCC names 5 seniors for top merit scholarships
http://www.charlotte.com/observer/local/pub/uncc0322.htm

Laura Derrick
National Home Education Network
http://www.nhen.org

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