by Spencer Mason | Oct 15, 2014 | Fall 2014, GREENHOUSE
15 Oct 2014 What Is Common Core? The Common Core State Standards is a set of standards defining the knowledge and skills that students pre-kindergarten through high school need to master each year to be prepared for the next grade and ultimately college or...
by Spencer Mason | Jan 15, 2014 | Winter 2014, GREENHOUSE
15 Jan 2014 The success of homeschooling has been well documented, and the number of homeschools in NC continues to grow. The Erica Parsons case has brought a lot of unwarranted attention to the homeschool community. In July, Erica’s adoptive brother reported her...
by Spencer Mason | Oct 2, 2013 | Fall 2013, GREENHOUSE
2 Oct 2013 North Carolina homeschools began receiving email requests from the NC Division of Non-Public Education (DNPE) this fall to go to the DNPE website and provide some information about their homeschool. The information asked for includes verification that the...
by Spencer Mason | Jul 10, 2013 | Summer 2013, GREENHOUSE
10 Jul 2013 On May 30, 2013, I, along with many homeschool students, parents and supportive legislators witnessed the signing into law of Senate Bill 189 by Governor Pat McCrory. The endeavor that NCHE began in the fall of 2012 was successfully accomplished with the...
by Spencer Mason | Jan 9, 2013 | Winter 2013, GREENHOUSE
9 Jan 2013 “Exactly what classes can homeschool students take outside the home and still meet the North Carolina legal definition of homeschool student?” This is a question that has been frequently asked for many years of NCHE board members and staff, North Carolina...