61. Current Status Of The Tennessee Homeschooling Law - A To Z Home's Cool If advised by the parent either that a home school is being tennessee homeschoolinginformation. How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and education by Grace http://www.gomilpitas.com/homeschooling/extras/TNmemo.htm

YOU ARE HERE: HOME REGIONAL TENNESSEE HOMESCHOOLING LAWS Click on the banner for recommended books and supplies for homeschooling A to Z Home's Cool Homeschooling Regional I am Ann Zeise , your guide to over 800 pages of the best and most interesting and useful sites and articles about home education on the web. Search This Site The Web Home Recent Articles Events Join Email List ... Free Newsletter Site Index: A B C D ... Z Tennessee Homeschooling Associations Debate Events Legal Information ... Universities A to Z Home's Cool Home Just Beginning Concerns Regional Information ... Homeschooling Jokes Current Status of the Tennessee Homeschooling Law Text of Commissioner Jane Walters' memo follows: Don Sundquist Governor Jane Walters, Ph.D. Commissioner Tennessee State Department of Education 6th Floor, Gateway Plaza 710 James Robertson Nashville, TN 37243-0375 Memorandum Office of Legal Counsel 26th Floor - Tennessee Tower 312 8th Ave North Nashville, TN 37243

62. General Education - TnHomeEd.com Here's their tennessee Page http//www.nctq.org/states/tn.html. This site has parenttips, research, resources, education and Christian links as well as http://www.tnhomeed.com/GenEd.html

Starting to HS Legal News, Op, Research Resources ... FAQ Gen. Education Military Moving to TN Other HS Sites Subject/Courses Special Needs Disabled Gifted Support Groups Add your group Academies Music Languages Vendors Add your company Search Starting to HS General Education Resources Starting with Tennessee and followed by others Here's a link to the State of Tennessee's Report Card Website with information on every school in the state. Information here includes what money is spent, where it comes from, how much teachers are paid, and more importantly how the schools rate in actually imparting knowledge to children based on the children's test scores. The Nashville Tennessean's TCAP scores page . This includes all the public schools in Tennessee. Check your neighborhood school. Tennessee Institute for Public Policy "The main emphasis of TIPP is to provide to public policy figures and citizens timely, concise and relevant public policy research reports and articles. The Institute does this through a variety of publications, which can all be accessed through this site. Check out our Publications section to review our current public policy research titles available."

63. PDS Parents Maintained by the Learning Network parent Channel, this provides information on familyeducation and school 4025 Poplar Avenue Memphis, tennessee 38111 Phone http://www.pdsmemphis.org/parents/resources.htm

Parent Resources Events Scrapbook Parents' Board Parent Resources ... Parent Soup Parent Soup is a good "how to" site for raising kids. The Kids on the Web More good search advice and sites for parents and kids. American Library Association Parent resources suggested by the American Library Association. National Parent Information Network The mission of NPIN is to provide access to research-based information about the process of parenting, and about family involvement in education. National Institute of Media and the Family The National Institute of Media and the Family, founded by David Walsh, Ph.D., is a national resource for teachers, parents, community leaders and caring adults who are interested in the influence of electronic media on early childhood education, child development, academic performance, culture and violence. The National Parenting Center The National Parenting Center is dedicated to providing parents with comprehensive and responsible guidance from the world's most renowned child-rearing authorities.

64. School Function and figures from the US Department of education. National parent Teacher Association(PTA) Information about the tennessee Study of Class Size and Retention http://www.dbpeds.org/links/links.cfm?pageref=school

65. Chattanooga.babyzone.com -- Your Local Guide To Pregnancy And Parenting Resource by State Find homeschooling resources in your tennessee education Association Thetennessee education Association http://chattanooga.babyzone.com/parentresources.asp?type=Education

66. Parent Links Continued... home schooling, and schoolparent relations the ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary andEarly Childhood education. Festival held in Jonesborough, tennessee, and a http://www.fclspa.org/Fulton/children_parent_link.htm

Parent Resources Spotlight! Web site of the month National Center for Missing and Exploited Children http://www.missingkids.com/ A good site to learn about how children may be exposed to abduction and exploitation, including the risks involved on the Internet. You can also report Child exploitation online anonymously, search a database of children's photographs, or read safety tips about allowing your child to travel alone by bus or airplane. Search the U.S. Department of Education Site http://search.ed.gov/ Search the entire U.S. Department of Education site, ED's phone directory, and collections of major legislation, press releases, statistics, and research. American School Directory http://www.cfe.com/asd.htm/ Search for information on each of America's 106,000 K-12 schools. Book Links http://www.neat-schoolhouse.org/awesome.html Latest news from this popular magazine for adults interested in connecting children with high quality books and other media. Includes index to all back issues. Booklist http://www.ala.org/BookLinks/index.html

67. Parent Training And Information Centers (PTIs) United for Exceptional Children parent education Network The Rico; Rhode Island; SouthCarolina parent Training South Dakota; tennessee; Texas El Valle Community http://www.dssc.org/frc/TAGuide/pti.htm

Parent Training and Information Centers (PTIs) Welcome Page Comprehensive Centers Eisenhower Consortia Equity Assistance Centers ... Bilingual Education PTIs Regional Labs Regional Resource Centers Technology Consortia Secretary's Regional Representatives ... Other Resources Home Funded by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Parent Training and Information Centers in each state provide training and information to parents of infants, toddlers, school-aged children, and young adults with disabilities and the professionals who work with their families. This assistance helps parents participate more effectively with professionals in meeting the educational needs of children and youth with disabilities. Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Pilot Parents of Southern Arizona Raising Special Kids Arkansas Arkansas Disability Coalition FOCUS, Inc. California DREDF Exceptional Family Support, Education and Advocacy Center Exceptional Parents Unlimited Loving Your Disabled Child ... District of Columbia Florida Family Network on Disabilities Parent to Parent of Miami, Inc.

68. All About Charter Schools In Tennessee: Charter Legislation And Law, Charter Sch STEPS BACK A hearing before a tennessee legislative committee in place. To her credit,education Commissioner Faye a charter school fails a parent then that http://edreform.com/charter_schools/states/tennessee.htm

Making Schools Work Better for All Children Charter Schools in Tennessee Law: Passed July 2002. Rank : 9th weakest of the nation's 40 charter laws CER Grade : C Schools Students POLITICS: A WAYS TO GO: Tennessee debuts as a low "C" on CER's Charter Law Scorecard with local board-only approval, limited autonomy, and a weak appeals process. The new charter law has a long way to go if the movement in Tennessee is to be sustained and successful. Charter School Laws Across the States: Ranking Scorecard and Legislative Profiles , January 2003. IN NAME ONLY: Tennessee's charter school bill was signed into law last week on Independence Day, ironically, given the law's clear lack of freedom for potential charters. Not only does the new law limit the creation of new-starts to districts that have failing schools, it also has restrictions on which types of applications can be appealed to the state board. Despite reading versions much worse than what eventually ended up on the Governor's desk, there is still little to cheer. There is no automatic waiver from regulations and only school boards can approve charters. The children of Tennessee may have some new choices next year, but given the obstacles that marked the bill's deliberation, we're convinced the local school boards will not stop short of creating roadblocks. To review the entire bill, go to:

69. Home School Corner Association Massachusetts Homeschool Organization of parent Educators. School informationfor tennessee Memphis Home education Association Organization. http://www.e-tutor.com/homeschool/resourcesbystate.htm

Bulletin Board Articles Resources Resources by State Magazines Special Needs Resources by State (CHEA) The Cultural Home Educators Assoc. Homeschool Resources http://www.happyhomeschoolers.com Apricot http://www.apricotpie.com Eclectic Home School http://www.eho.org Homeschooling in the USA http://homeschooling.about.com/library/weekly/aa072999.htm Jon's Homeschool Support Groups and Homeschooling Law by State http://www.midnightbeach.com/hs/Web_Pages.res.f.html Homeschool Organizations by state from Home Life http://www.home-school.com/Groups/OrgList.html Alabama Alaska Arizona ... Wyoming Alabama Home Educators of Alabama Round Table Central Alabama Resource for Home Educators North Alabama Home Educator's List of Alabama Support Groups Alabama Homeschool Organizations from Home Life Alaska Alaska Private Home Educator's Association Christian Home Educators of Kodiak Homeschoolers Unlimited Arizona Arizona Families for Home Education Roadrunner Home Schoolers Arkansas Arkansas Home Educators Arkansas Homeschool Organizations and Support Groups Arkansas Homeschooling Live and Learn California California Homeschool Network Homeschool Association of California Homefires, Journal of Homeschooling

70. Web Sites To Help Parents Help Their Children parent's Toolbox Smart ideas for moms and dads from the US Department of education'sOffice of November 2000, Click for Memphis, tennessee Forecast Memphis http://www.internet4classrooms.com/parents.htm

Daily Dose of the Web Links for K-12 Teachers On-Line Practice Modules Sites to Help Parents Help Their Children When children try your soul, as they will, When they cause you grief, as they do, When they rouse your anger and provoke you to wrath, as is their way, When they reduce you to tears and prayers, as often happens, Love them. Don't bother about anything at all until you have first made clear to yourself that your love for the child in question is holding firmly, swelling warmly in your heart. Then, whatever you do will be as nearly right as it is possible for human judgment to be. by Angelo Patti submit a site links verified 03/05/03 Answering Kids' Questions: Tips for Parents of Curious Kids Child Safety on the Information Highway - rules for kids and guidelines for parents. The Compact for Reading Guide is a user-friendly handbook designed to walk your family-school compact team through the steps of building and implementing a Compact for Reading. It provides information, strategies, examples, and checklists to help parents, educators, and community members develop effective, workable compacts that can improve your school, increase family involvement, and increase student skills and achievement in reading. Connect for Kids provides guidance for grownups. They have a variety of interesting topics.

71. Nashville.babyzone.com -- Your Local Guide To Pregnancy And Parenting Resources parentTeacher Store Complete line of homeschool teaching aids. 1135 Bell Road Antioch,TN 615-731-2033. tennessee Home education Association Homeschool http://nashville.babyzone.com/parentresources.asp?type=Education

72. Foster Parent Involvement In Education With ParentCONNECTxp And resources for Parents. Your numberone priority is your children's success. Parentinvolvement in education is http://www.pearsonedtech.com/roles/parent.htm

73. Council Of Parent Attorneys And Advocates An independent, nonprofit, taxexempt organization of attorneys, advocates and parents established Category Society Issues Disabilities Advocacy......The Council of parent Attorneys and Advocates Special education Policy and ImplementationThis section currently contains tennessee Protection and Advocacy. http://www.copaa.net/

The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates An independent, nonprofit, tax-exempt organization of attorneys, advocates and parents established to improve the quality and quantity of legal assistance for parents of children with disabilities. Board of Directors Selene Almazon, Esquire Robert Berlow, Esquire Candace Cortiella Barbara Ebenstein, Esquire Joyce Lane Ginsberg, Secretary Judith A. Gran, Esquire, Chair Suzanne Heath Ginny Hughes Franklin J. Hickman, Esquire Mark S. Kamleiter, Esquire, Vice-Chair Sonja D. Kerr, Esquire Leslie Seid Margolis, Esquire Michael McIntire Michael A. O'Connor, Esquire, Treasurer Brice Palmer Dorene Philpot, Esquire Jamie Ruppmann Jodi Siegel, Esquire, Vice-Chair Dawn Smith, Esquire Wayne Steedman, Esquire Terry Wechsler, Esquire NOTICES How to Submit a COPAA Member Resource New Discussion Group Criteria Reauthorization 2003: COPAA's Statement on IDEA Table of Contents Who we are, our objectives, how to join This is an 'Index of Organizational Information' including COPAA's Mission Statement, Purposes and Objectives, Board of Directors, Bylaws, Sponsoring Organizations, Keeping Informed, COPAA Notes, Membership Application and more. Basic resources and E-mail discussion lists This is the 'Index of Basic Resources' including Person to Person Resources which includes the COPAA Member-Only listservs, NET COPAA (COPAA folk in your area who volunteered to lend a helping hand), and a list of 'Attorneys Who Represent Parents.' Information Resources section includes COPAA News Watch, links to items such as a dictionary for parents of special needs students, texts of IDEA, Sec. 504, FERPA Statutes and Regulations, State-specific Special Education Law Resources, and Litigation Materials.

74. Parent Information Centers Across The United States South Dakota, South Dakota parent Resource Network (605 tennessee, United Way of theMidSouth (901 Texas, Reform in education Communities Organizing Networks for http://pplace.org/pircsport.html

Centros de Informacao do Projeto "Goals 2000" A B C D E F G H I J K L M N ... P Q R S T U ... W X Y Z State Organization Contact Alabama Special Education Action Committee, Inc Carol Blades Alaska Alaska Family Partnership Eileen Cummings Arizona Chandler Education Foundation (602) 812-7377 Glenna McCllum-Cloud Arkansas Jones Center for Families Nicholas Long Amerika Samoa Amerika Samoa Humanities Council Lui Tuitele California The California Parental Assistance, Resources, Education, Networking, and Training (PARENT) Center John Wedemeyer Colorado Center for Human Investment Policy Judy Kaufman Connecticut CT Parents Plus Evie Herrmann Delaware Delaware Parent Education Resource Center Ann Altemus D.C. Greater Washington Urban League Audrey Epperson Florida Florida Partnership for Family Involvement in Education Sally Wade Georgia Step by Step PIRC DeIvory Gordon Guam Sanctuary, Inc. (671) 475-7101 Mildred Lujan Hawaii Helenann Lauber Hawaii Pacific Resources for Education and Learning Tim Donahue Idaho Familiy Advocate Program, Inc Pat Stephens Illinois Academic Development Institute Sam Redding Indiana Center for Family, School Community Partnership

75. Education Associations Appalachia educational Lab Serving Kentucky, tennessee, Virginia, and who believethat the health and education of children National parent Information Network. http://www.idcnet.com/~cstewart/elibasoc.htm

Library - LMC Education Associations STATE SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATIONS * indicates free policy samples and password free Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas ... Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa ... Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York ... Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia ... National School Board Association 50 STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas ... Wyoming U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REGIONAL LABORATORIES: Appalachia Educational Lab Serving Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Lab for Student Success Serving Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Washington D.C. Mid-Continent Regional Educational Lab Serving Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming. North Central Regional Educational Lab Serving Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin Northwest Regional Educational Lab Serving Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.

76. HSLDA | Home School Laws parochial school for more than six weeks; a parent of a tennessee Legal Home SchoolingOptions 1 2 3. those required by the state board of education for high http://www.hslda.org/laws/default.asp?State=TN

77. HSLDA | Events Calendar Christian Association of parent Educators New Mexico (CAPENM) Christian Home EducatorsConvention 2003 tennessee Home education Association Conference http://www.hslda.org/about/calendar/default.asp

HSLDA's E-lert Service: Quick Menu Getting Started In Your State International Issues Library ... Joining HSLDA HSLDA Members Members Site Renew Online Contact Your Staff HSLDA Calendar of Events Coming Events Past Events JAN FEB ... DEC APRIL April 12 Winchester, VA 2003 Blue Ridge Home Education Conference Darren A. Jones Contact: Bill and Rebekah Jennings (888) 560-8080; registration@blueridgeconference.net; http://www.blueridgeconference.net April 24-26 Albuquerque, NM Christian Association of Parent Educators New Mexico (CAPE-NM) Christian Home Educators Convention Scott W. Somerville Contact: CAPE-NM (505) 898-8548; cape-nm@juno.com; http://www.cape-nm.org April 25-26 St. Anne de Bellevue, QB, Canada Association of Christian Parent-Educators of Quebec 5th Annual Conference and Curriculum Fair Darren A. Jones Contact: Carole Cardinal (418) 796-2243; info@acpeq.org; http://www.acpeq.org April 26 Lynchburg, VA Central Virginia Home Education Conference Scott A. Woodruff Contact: Kristen Maddux (434) 582-2130; bsherman@liberty.edu; http://www.cvhe.net JAN FEB MAR APR ... DEC MAY May 2-3 Cody, WY

78. About Education 2010 resource for parent group leaders and as a valuable connection between those leadersand parent group marketers. tennessee Department of education http//www http://www.education2010.com/home/edulinks.htm

Home About Education 2010 Audiences Introduction ... About Education Links Rally to Read / Kingsport Tomorrow http://www.kingsporttomorrow.org/ Kingsport Tomorrow is a non-profit grassroots organization of citizens in the community of greater Kingsport, Tennessee. Kingsport Tomorrow serves as a catalyst for public involvement to build consensus, and works with community partners to define strategies and mobilize resources to accomplish the goals set by the citizens of our community during the Vision 2017 process. AIM Scholars http://www.kingsportchamber.org/chamber Appalachian Inter-Mountain Scholars (AIMS) provides a rigorous curriculum that prepares students for the workforce and higher education. Teacher Externship http://www.kingsportchamber.org/chamber The Kingsport Chamber works closely with local school systems to enhance the learning environment of all students. The Kingsport Chamber's Education Department oversees both the Appalachian Inter-Mountain (AIM) Scholars and Education Edge programs and serves as the bridge linking the business and educational communities.

79. AFT: Parent Page:  Class Size: Small Class Size: Education Reform That Works In 1985, the state of tennessee implemented a major classsize reduction initiative allowedfor one of the best-designed studies in the history of education. http://www.aft.org/parentpage/class_size/smallclass.html

AFT Home Parent Page Academic Standards Class Size ... Web Resources for Parents Class Size Small class size: Education reform that works Parents, the public, and teachers consistently rank lower class size high on their list of desired education reforms. The question is, does lower class size make a positive difference in achievement, especially for poor children? In 1985, the state of Tennessee implemented a major class-size reduction initiative in grades K-3 in a way that allowed for one of the best-designed studies in the history of education. The result: Lowering class size substantially improved student achievement and was especially effective for poor children. The Tennessee STAR study followed a group of students from kindergarten through third grade, randomly assigning these students to one of three types of classes: small (13-17 students); regular (22-25 students); and regular with an aide. With four years of data, researchers found that students in small classes significantly outperformed the other students in both math and reading, every year, at all grade levels, across all geographic areas. Subsequent studies, including some that compare the academic benefits of lower class size with vouchers, support the Tennessee results and conclude that lower class size makes a big difference for children, particularly poor children. Princeton University researcher Cecelia Rouse studied the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program, one of two publicly funded voucher programs in the country. She compared the achievement of Milwaukee voucher students and students in three types of Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS): regular schools; magnet schools; and schools participating in the Preschool to Grade 5 Grant Program ("P-5" schools). P-5 schools, which enroll about 25 percent of all MPS elementary students, serve "predominantly minority and extremely disadvantaged" children and receive supplemental state funds that have enabled them to cut their pupil-teacher ratio, on average, to 17 to one. Rouse found the following:

80. Vanderbilt Children's Hospital: About Us and education programs in the Middle tennessee area the care of children with chronicillness parent Advisory, Medical Care, and education and Training http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vch/interior.php?mid=743

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