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Homeschool vs. public school diplomas

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Posted on May 17, 2008 - 12:02am at The Tennessee ConserVOLiance
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The Tennessee Department of Education has recently defended its decision not to recognize homeschool diplomas with the assertion that because they were prohibited from having anything to do with the selection of a curriculum, teachers, or textbooks in the church-related schools which “umbrella” homeschoolers they had no way to tell what a homeschool diploma represented.

Homeschool Politics in Tennessee - HB2975 and the Gateway Tests

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Posted on February 28, 2008 - 3:17pm at The Tennessee ConserVOLiance
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A freshman member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the Memphis area, Mr. George Hardaway, is sponsoring a bill this year which would require both homeschoolers and private school students to take the same “Gateway” end-of-course exams that the state requires public school students to take.

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