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Curriculum Cost Reimbursements

Email of the Day: I am new to the homeschool process, but have heard that WHO can reimburse some of the curriculum cost. We are in the process of ordering...

Testing with the School?

Email of the Day: This is my first year homeschooling in WA, and would like some more information on the annual assessment. I spoke with the local school district, who...

Running Start

Email of the Day: Hello, I would like information about the running start program. Do you have any information about this program for the home schooled students? Please advice. Thank...

Cherry Picking

Facebook reminded me today that I wrote this. Except for the part about being in London (and the reference to a talk I gave at Convention a few years ago...

Valid standardized testing

Email of the Day: I was recently at a homeschool curriculum/books sale and saw a form advertising standardized testing coming up in our area soon. On the form and on...

Ten Questions That Every Expat (or Repat) Should Ask About Their Kids

For your consideration (and especially for my military, missionary, diplomat, and other often-moving peeps — but lots of application to all families). Ten Questions That Every Expat (or Repat) Should...

Affordable Homeschool Testing Services

Email of the Day: To Whom It May Concern, I am homeschooling my kidlet, and was looking at your website to determine where to get a standardized test. The first...

Rejected DofI

Email of the Day: When I look up our districts DOfI they say it must be filed by Sept 15 or within 2 weeks of the end of semesters. The...

Mind the Gap

There will be gaps in your children’s education. There. I said it. You’re homeschooling, and there are going to be gaps. There would be gaps in you children’s education if...

Test or Assessment

Test or Assessment Each year, between 8 and 18, you have to test or assess once annually. Here’s the law: RCW 28A.200.010(1)(c) Ensure that a standardized achievement test approved by...

Fieldtrip Requirement

As you might imagine, there are very few questions that I get these days that are new — but ya’ll still manage to keep me on my toes and surprise...

Submitting the Annual DofI Early

PSA, Sequim School District: WHO has been apprised that Sequim SD is contacting parents of Running Start students and demanding a Declaration of Intent “so we know if *he will...