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A three-judge panel of the California Court of Appeal has determined parents in that state have no legal right to home school. A Christian attorney in Sacramento says unless the ruling is reversed, literally thousands of students in the Golden State will be subject to criminal sanctions. (click here for special webcast starting at 2 p.m. CST) California Justice H. Walter Croskey has stated in an opinion that "parents who fail to [comply with school enrollment laws] may be subject to a criminal complaint against them, found guilty of an infraction, and subject to imposition of fines or an order...

MONTPELLIER, Vt., March 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- FreedomWorks Vermont played a critical role in defeating Senate Bill 132. Instead, the Education committee voted to "study" the issue some more... until January 2007. FreedomWorks-Vermont State Director, Rob Roper commented, "This is a good first step. I'm excited by the level of grassroots activity we were able to generate state-wide. We were able to alert private childcare providers of the dangers this bill posed to their businesses, and inform taxpayers about the true costs of these programs. By getting all these folks informed and involved, we had an impact. Our membership should...

A Montgomery County Public Schools spokesman said yesterday that the district will not bar parents from sitting in on a sex-ed course that begins this week, and that they never intended to. "Parents of kids in those classes will be allowed [in]," said spokesman Brian Edwards, contradicting statements he made days before to The Washington Times. In a phone interview Friday, Mr. Edwards, who has been with the school district since November, said "no" when asked whether parents would be allowed to audit the sex-ed classes.

Montgomery County Public Schools have barred parents from sitting in on classes in which a new sex-education curriculum will be taught, despite an official schools policy that encourages parents to visit their children's classrooms. The policy states that parents are welcome to visit their child's classroom with permission from school administrators. The policy says, "Classroom visits and conferences by parents and other persons in the school community are encouraged." Not this time. Brian Edwards, a county schools spokesman, said the parents' presence at the sex-ed classes would have a "chilling effect on the educational process." "If you're in a classroom...

DENVER (AP) - High school without seniors? Colorado lawmakers have asked education officials to study the possibility of eliminating the 12th grade and establishing a year of preschool instead. They said it would better prepare students for college by giving them an early start and possibly save money. ``I'd really like to see if we might change the model,'' Republican state Sen. Ron Teck said Monday. ``We've been operating under the same education model for the last 100 years.'' Colorado is the first state to discuss the elimination of the senior year to replace it with preschool, said Jennifer Dounay,...