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WASHINGTON - Some important changes are coming for parents who want to home school their children in the District.
Parents will have to give the school system 15 days notice that they plan to do so.
Parents also will have to keep a portfolio of their children's work, including writing examples, worksheets and assessments. District school officials will be able to review the portfolio twice a year.
Currently, about 130 city students receive their educations at home.
Students are required to be taught language arts, math, science, social studies, art, music, health and physical education.
Prior to these new rules, the school system had no rules governing home schooling.
For more information, visit here.
(Copyright 2008 by WTOP. All Rights Reserved.)
WASHINGTON - Some important changes are coming for parents who want to home school their children in the District.
Parents will have to give the school system 15 days notice that they plan to do so.
Parents also will have to keep a portfolio of their children's work, including writing examples, worksheets and assessments. District school officials will be able to review the portfolio twice a year.
Currently, about 130 city students receive their educations at home.
Students are required to be taught language arts, math, science, social studies, art, music, health and physical education.
Prior to these new rules, the school system had no rules governing home schooling.
For more information, visit here.
(Copyright 2008 by WTOP. All Rights Reserved.)
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