Newspaper and Media Reports on Homeschoolers in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Inquirer - May 14, 2000 - "Home bookin' " - School starts for Gillian McHale with a cup of hot chocolate and a newspaper in bed, a luxury that is only possible when there are no buses to catch, classes to run to, pop quizzes to take.

Pittsburgh Post Gazette - May 1, 2000 - Homeschooled students take unorthodox route to become top college candidates - Molly Richman, 16, is a high school senior whose standardized tests would at first blush make her seem ideally poised in the race for college admission.

Pittsburgh Post Gazette - May 1, 2000 - PA homeschoolers score well on 1999 SATs - Please note that these stats are only for those homeschooled students enrolled in the PHAA diploma program and in no way can be extrapolated to represent all homeschoolers in the state of Pennsylvania.

Warren County Project Fair 2000 - You don't want to miss this wonderful event that showcases the great work that this group of homeschoolers has done! Get some ideas for your own support group....

InPgh Weekly - June 21, 2000 - Feedback - Letters to the Editor On Homeschooling - You won't want to miss these replies to InPgh from two homeschoolers.

World Magazine Article About the 2000 CHAP Fair - To view this upbeat article by Joel Betz, you must go through a slightly irritating registration process. After your registration and email confirmation, go to http://www.worldmag.com/world/issue/05-27-00/opening_1.asp to view the article.

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Tribune Review - June 4, 2000 - Home schooling and histrionics - The facts are in, writes Isabel Lyman: Home schooling is better and the government need not interfere.

InPgh Weekly - June 14, 2000 - It's All Homework - An interesting, fair article by News Editor Marty Levine. Based in reality rather than positive pr.

CBS News - Home Schooling Comes Of Age - An especially inspiring quote from Lee Stetson, University of Pennsylvania

InPgh Weekly - June 14, 2000 - Among The Believers - A tongue-in-cheek description of the CHAP Fair by the news editor Marty Levine. He is right - the registration area DID smell like cow manure.

Pittsburgh Post Gazette - June 27, 2000 - Charter school in Midland a big attraction - Charter school in Midland a big attraction - although not the main point of this article, homeschoolers in the Pittsburgh region are very interested in receiving tuition-free instruction at home. This may redefine public education and homeschooling to some extent.

Pittsburgh Post Gazette - June 30, 2000 - Forum (editorial) What I learned as a home-school parent - A parent attempts homeschooling in New York City while adhering to the requirements of the Mt Lebanon School District (go figure....) Not the greatest endorsement ever written.

Pittsburgh Post Gazette - July 3, 2000 -- Traffic officer waving goodbye to 31st St. Bridge post - Allegheny County Officer quits job to home school his eleven children, many of them adopted. This one will make you choke up. Eleven kids, most adopted, has prompted this officer to stay home and homeschool.

Pittsburgh Tribune Review - August 22, 2000 - Home-school children make the grade - Not a lot of new information but some of the leaders of the opposition are more vocal. Watch out for the AASA and the National Association of Elementary School Principals.

Lehigh Valley News, Quakertown - August 18, 2000 - Home-school students OK'd for activities - Upper Perkiomen SD initiates a policy that allows h'schoolers to take classes and join extracurricular activities on a limited basis.

The Philadelphia Inquirer - September 3, 2000 - Little woman on campus, Jessica Meeker settles in to life at Penn State - at age 12 - Read about this Bellefonte homeschooled student.