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  • Home Schoolers Take Community College Classes - get AA degree while getting high school diploma

    05/01/2005 3:51:49 AM PDT · by Cincinatus' Wife · 34 replies · 3,093+ views
    Tampa Tribune ^ | May 1, 2005 | RONNIE BLAIR rblair@tampatrib.com
    NEW PORT RICHEY - When Sarah Cheney began excelling in her home school lessons, her parents decided it was time for some accelerated learning at the next level. So they joined what has become a growing trend for home schooled high school students. The Cheneys signed up their daughter for dual-enrollment courses at Pasco-Hernando Community College, an option once reserved for students in public schools. ``She's done well,'' said Richard Cheney, her father. ``She's gotten all A's, except one B.'' Dual enrollment allows teenagers to take college courses while they are still in high school. The credits earned are counted...