During the 2009 Arkansas legislative session, Sen. Gilbert Baker (R-Conway) proposed what’s known as the “Tim Tebow bill,” which allows home-educated students to participate in sports and other extracurricular activities at their local public school. The bill didn’t pass, but it received a lot of attention and interest. Below is a video of Sen. Baker explaining the bill.
I just thought I would keep you guys in the information loop as I plan both home school conventions for 2011. First of all, as a reminder, the Searcy convention will be at Harding University on May 20 & 21 and the North West Arkansas convention has been moved to a new location and at a new time. It will now be in Bentonville at the Clarion Hotel on July 28 & 29. We had to move it because (more…)
I am sorry to tell you the very sad news that Mary Sample, a leader in the Arkansas home schooling movement, passed away suddenly at about 6:30 p.m. on Sunday. Mary and her husband Steve have led Central Arkansas’ Home Ed organization for a number of years. In addition, they have served as members of the Education Alliance Steering Committee.