by CHEWV | Feb 7, 2021 | Articles, Testing
Standardized testing often gets a bad rap in the homeschool world. After all, testing is a public school thing. Public schools have come to rely on test scores for funding, teacher promotions, grade promotions, and school excellency awards; and many base their entire...
by CHEWV | Jan 30, 2021 | Articles, Assessments
This year, many new homeschool families have opted to enroll in accredited online programs for their students. Unfortunately, many of these program directors have limited (or no) knowledge of the WV homeschool law because they are not WV-specific. Many offer...
by CHEWV | Jan 14, 2021 | News
Dr. Derek Lambert of the WV Department of Education has provided the latest state guidance, released in December, related to this year’s homeschool assessments. We urge you to remember that the state DOE functions simply as guidance, not authority, to the...
by CHEWV | Nov 10, 2020 | Articles, High School
We’re in the army now! And the marines, and the navy, and the air force, and the national guard, and the coast guard…yes, homeschoolers are accepted into any branch of the military! In 2012 and 2014, Congress amended the National Defense Authorization Act, which...
by CHEWV | Nov 10, 2020 | Articles
by John Carey, CHEWV’s Legislative Liaison CHEWV now offers an exciting FREE member resource, Your Guide to U.S. Civics, to help families study American civics and government. This resourhttps://chewv.orgce is composed of 10 units which cover historic figures,...
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