Originally Posted by dharmamama As far as I know, Ohio does not do this. And even if they did, I would not take the money. As they say, "There ain't no such things as a free lunch." I am sure that money would come with strings attached, and if it didn't now, it would just be a matter of time before someone decided that, if it's the state's money, they get to have some control over the people who use it. Namaste! |
Originally Posted by tammyw I thought I heard that some states give homeschoolers some amount of money to pay for certain supplies. Is this true? And what are the amounts for each state if so? |
Originally Posted by tammyw I thought I heard that some states give homeschoolers some amount of money to pay for certain supplies. Is this true? And what are the amounts for each state if so? |
Originally Posted by Ann-Marita ![]() I think that this (receiving state funds for homeschool) may be the best option for families that would otherwise have to put their children in bad public schools. But I don't want to dance to the state's tune. |
Originally Posted by harpyr Well.. we're one of those low income families that wouldn't be able to afford any books or supplies without money from the state so we are enrolled in a charter school called IDEA that is based out of Galena, AK. For kindergarten we get an allotment of $1400. We can spend it on any secular curriculum or books, art supplies, musical instruments, sports, music or other lessons.. a long list of things. The charter school is quite flexible and does it's best to fight any kind of regulation by the state over what is required of homeschoolers. The only thing we are required to do is turn in a lesson plan for the year, quarterly samples of the student's work and 2 assessment sheets a year. There are no consequences if the work or assessments don't live up to a certain standard. Starting in third grade, students are required to take the standardized tests that all the kids take in public school.. but again, it's not like they have to get a certain score or anything. It's really a minimum amount of hoops to jump through and for us, totally worth it. Although, I completely understand why people would choose to avoid having anything to do with the state being involved in the education of their children. ![]() |
Originally Posted by DoulaMommy Afterall if you don't like the 'requirements' you don't have to take the money. |
Originally Posted by DoulaMommy Ouch. I don't really think all public schools are bad. I think the one I am planning to send my ds to is pretty good. The test scores are a little better than the state average. He is in pre-K this year, and "his school" has a pre-K, on another campus. And next year I plan to send him to the public school. I don't see anything wrong with that. but this year, I cannot get him to or from the school, as I have no car. Therefore I am homeschooling him. This was not something I'd planned on doing, so I haven't done the research, and I would gladly accept some money if it pointed me towards a few different ideas for a curriculum, books, and supplies. Especially if I could get a litte extra for "feild trips". I'd love to take him to the zoo, aquarium ect, but don't have the funds for that. So, I don't think it's really a bad idea to have some guidelines. Mama's who may feel lost may feel like me about it, thankful to have a point in a direction. Afterall if you don't like the 'requirements' you don't have to take the money. |