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May 11
Des Moines Register : Bill would outlaw student policy in Ankeny
http://www.dmregister.com/news/stories/c4780927/14655595.html
An Iowa bill would require public high schools to accept private-school or
home-school students who also enroll in public schools for classes or sports.

Washington Times : Day care is seldom a 'necessity'
http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20010511-96477207.htm
Scroll down several letters to see this letter to the editor from a
homeschool mom.

Detroit News : CyberSurvey on testing homeschooled kids
http://data.detnews.com/poll/survey.hbs
One of the News' online surveys addresses whether homeschooled children
should be required to take state tests. You can vote, check results, and read
respondents' comments or post your own at the site.

May 10
Detroit News : Parents fight state bid to test home-schoolers
http://www.detnews.com/2001/schools/0105/10/a01-222638.htm
"Michigan students taught at home would be the first in the country required
to take state standardized achievement tests under a proposal facing a fierce
battle in the Legislature."

Minor mentions:

May 11
St. Petersburg Times : Making their point
http://www.sptimes.com:80/News/051101/Pasco/Making_their_point.shtml

Durango Herald : School seeks reinvention
http://www.durangoherald.com/1news4439.htm

Salon : The failure of testing
http://www.salon.com:80/mwt/feature/2001/05/11/test_revolt/index.html
(several mentions in very long article)

Charlotte Observer : 13-Year-old Charlotte girl missing
http://www.charlotte.com/observer/local/pub/missing0511.htm

Meadville Tribune : Meadville's log cabin alive and well
http://www.meadvilletribune.org/news/0511a.html

San Antonio Express News : Teen accused in NASA hacking
http://www.hearstnp.com/san_antonio/bea/news/stories/san/storypage.cfm?xla=sae

n&xlb=180&xlc=235192&xld=180

Virginian-Pilot : Norcom alumni, parents claim officials are ignoring concerns
http://www.pilotonline.com/news/nw0511nor.html

May 10
Washington Post : Jessica Andrews: Defining Who She Is
http://washingtonpost.com:80/wp-dyn/articles/A9551-2001May10.html

Phoenix Business Journal : 'Virtual' School to hold open house
http://phoenix.bcentral.com/phoenix/stories/2001/05/07/daily61.html

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

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