by CHEWV | May 4, 2021 | Articles, Assessments, Portfolios, Testing
Are assessments required only in 3rd, 5th, 8th and 11th grades? NO. Assessments are required every homeschooling year! Since this continues to be misunderstood, we appreciate all support group and social media influencers who pass the word. Do assessments have to be...
by CHEWV | Mar 10, 2021 | Articles, Legislative, WV Law
If you’ve attended CHEWV’s Homeschooling 101 classes, you’ve heard us emphasize something: WV homeschool law 18-8-1(c)(2) is an exemption to WV’s compulsory attendance law. WV children who turn 6 before July 1st of any calendar year are required to attend public...
by CHEWV | Feb 8, 2021 | Articles, Blog, Featured Articles, Legislative
WV homeschooling is currently home-based, privately funded, and parent-directed. Because homeschoolers do not receive public funds, tax credit legislation is the best way to provide financial help to homeschoolers. Claiming school expenses as tax credits would provide...
by CHEWV | Feb 7, 2021 | Articles, Encouragement
Nothing is like it should be, yet I have been feeling like Every. Single. Day. has been exactly the same — for weeks! Between Covid restrictions and the recent political tumult, winter doldrums hit us early and hit us hard. To compensate, I narrowed my life to three...
by CHEWV | Feb 7, 2021 | Articles, Legislative
by John Carey, CHEWV’s Legislative Liaison Consider this startling quote from Thomas Jefferson, author of West Virginia’s Religious Freedom Clause: It is better to tolerate the rare instance of a parent refusing to let his child be educated, than to shock the...
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...
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