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Jennifer Brown

Jennifer Brown Will there be a home school convention coming to central AR?

Fri at 10:04pm · Report
Renee
Renee
May 14-15 in Searcy - conventions.arkansashomeschool.org
about an hour ago
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February 2 at 12:38pm
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Education Alliance Facebook events for our 2010 Home School Conventions in Searcy and Springdale are up! Join the event that you plan on attending to stay up-to-date on important information. Also, make sure to register for your convention of choice at ArkansasHomeSchool.org.

January 26 at 11:28am
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Education Alliance Join this event to stay up-to-date on information for the Springdale Home School Convention!

Springdale Home School Convention
Location:Northwest Arkansas Convention Center - Springdale, Arkansas
Time:5:00PM Thursday, May 20th
January 26 at 11:25am
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Education Alliance Join this event to stay up-to-date on information for the Searcy Home School Convention!

Searcy Home School Convention
Location:Harding University - Searcy, Arkansas
Time:8:30AM Friday, May 14th
January 26 at 11:17am
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Home School Convention Vendors
Have you been wondering which vendors will be attending our conventions? I thought I would post a list of the vendors who have registered to attend one or more of our conventions. I have broken the list into two sections – Searcy and Springdale. ...
January 21 at 4:13pm
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Education Alliance Job Opening
Education Alliance Job Opening: The Education Alliance, the home school division of Family Council, has an immediate opening for a full-time administrative assistant in Little Rock. Microsoft Word and Excel, organizational, and telephone skills are necessary. $7.75 per hour...
January 19 at 3:17pm
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Education Alliance The Education Alliance currently has an opening for an Administrative Assistant! Please call us at 501-978-5503 to find out more details about the job.

January 18 at 2:52pm
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The position has been filled! Thanks to all who applied!
January 26 at 11:32am
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Education Alliance Check out our 2010 home school graduation information.

January 18 at 2:08pm
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Education Alliance We've uploaded information for any home school seniors graduating in 2010; if you would like to obtain a diploma or sign up for one of our two home school graduations this year, just go to https://www.arkansashomeschool.org/graduation.asp

The Arkansas Education Alliance - Home School Convention
www.arkansashomeschool.org
The Education Alliance is pleased to sponsor two high school graduations for home schoolers every May: one in Searcy and one in Springdale. This is a fun opportunity for you and your family to celebrate this momentous occasion in the life of your graduate. ...
January 18 at 2:08pm
Quantia Mills Fletcher

Quantia Mills Fletcher Brings your students to celebrate Black History Month with music at the musem at Mosaic Templars Cultural Center with world renowned classical pianist and Arkansas Black Hall of Fame inductee James McKissic on Friday February 12, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Free Admission www.mosiactemplarscenter.com for more info or call 501-683-3592

January 12 at 1:14pm · Report
Marietta

Marietta The Arkansas schools are changing the birthday cutoff for kindergarten to August 15. My daughter's birthday is August 24. Does this matter when you homeschool your child?

January 11 at 3:11pm · Report
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Yes, because it changes the compulsory attendance age and everyone has to follow that. I believe this upcoming year will be September 1, but I will check on it and re-post the answer.
January 15 at 12:23pm
Rebecca

Rebecca I'm confused. The Education Alliance site says that grades 3-9 are required to take the Iowa Test. The Iowa Test web site says it only goes to grade 8. So what testing is required for 8th thru 12th graders that are homeschooled?

January 8 at 6:40pm · Report
Kristy
Kristy
It is 3rd - 9th grade. The IOWA test for 9+ has different directions/setup than the 3-8 test... but I've given the tests to homeschoolers for the past four years and there *is* a ninth grade test. Don't know why their website would say otherwise. <shrug>
January 11 at 5:26pm
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Education Alliance
Thanks for answering this Kristy. You are correct.
January 15 at 12:24pm
Kristina

Kristina I am curious about something and trying to find the answer. Are homeschool students allowed to play sports or participate in band at local public schools if the school agree. I know that it is not a requirement for the school to allow this but if the school agrees are they allowed to. I know about the Tim Tebow bill... but that would have made it a requirement. I am wondering about now. IF it would be beneficial to go talk to the local school or not.

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January 8 at 12:23pm · Report
Dennis
Dennis
Kristina, I know this is not a very helpful answer, but the fact is, it's pretty much a local school board matter. The response a family gets to what you are asking tends to vary a great deal, depending on how that school's decision-makers view homeschoolers. I have known some who got to play sports or in a band in one school, others who were vehemently refused.
January 8 at 12:57pm
Kristina
Kristina
No, that answers my question exactly. I wasn't sure if they were even allowed to play or do band. My concern was more like for competition regulations and stuff. My may concern is actually band. I would like for my children to be in band and so would they.
January 8 at 3:43pm
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Kristina, in Arkansas all extra-curricular activities are regulated by the Arkansas Activities Association. They do not allow member schools and students to participate with or against non-member schools and students. THerefore, you would be allowed to practice with the football team if you wish but you could not play in any of the games. We are working to get this changed, but it is a slow process.
January 15 at 12:26pm
Kristina

Kristina Does the education Alliance know that the webstie is messed up? I can't read many of the articles because the link on the left hand side of the page are moved more towards the middle.

January 8 at 12:18pm · Report
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Education Alliance
Hmmm...I checked it in both Internet Explorer and Firefox, and neither one seems to have a problem; it's possible that an older version of IE would have issues with the site, but I don't recall running into any problems when we used older versions in the past.

I'll keep trying to get to the bottom of this, and let you know if I find anything.
January 11 at 6:04am
Kristina
Kristina
I use IE8 though. It's not an older version. On my end Firefox didn't have a problem in the blog area but IE8 does. I'll check on my other computers and see how they do and get back to you.
January 11 at 7:33am