PSAT/NMSQT in October
Many homeschoolers will be taking the PSAT/NMSQT in October. The 2011 tests dates are Wednesday, October 12 and Saturday, October 15. Each public and private school offering the test chooses one date to administer the test on their campus. It is recommended that you contact the public or private high school where you’d like to register your student as early as June, but no later than the second week of September. Ask for a copy of the Official Student Guide to the PSAT/NMSQT to help your student prepare before test day. The PSAT code for...
read moreLaw Affecting Home Education Programs Changed
On June 30, 2011, Governor Tom Corbett signed into law House Bill 1352, which made numerous changes in Pennsylvania’s education law, including one that affects home education programs. Section 13-1327.1 of Pennsylvania Statutes Annotated, the statute governing home education programs, requires that the affidavit filed by the parent or guardian with the superintendent include a sworn statement that all adults living in the home and persons having legal custody of a child being homeschooled have not been convicted of certain crimes listed in...
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