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April 2008

Polygamists Cause Questions Regarding Home School Laws

As a result of more than 400 children being removed from families of a religious sect in El Dorado, some have raised questions regarding Texas’ laws regarding state oversight of home schoolers.

April 2007

THSC Response to TTI

A report claiming that parent-taught drivers are at risk is skewed.

August 2006

6th Annual State Home School Convention and Family Conference--Celebrating 20 years of Service to the Home School Community of Texas

July 2006

Governor Perry Appoints THSC’s Tim Lambert to Parental Advisory Committee

THSC’s president Tim Lambert has been appointed by Governor Rick Perry to a newly formed Parental Advisory Committee.

March 2006

Governor Perry Congratulates THSC on 20 Years of Service! 

Governor Perry wrote a letter of congratulations to the Texas Home School Coalition upon its 20^th anniversary.  The following is from his letter:

“As Governor of this great state it is a distinct pleasure to congratulate the Texas Home School Coalition on your 20^th anniversary.

“Since its establishment in 1986, the Texas Home School Coalition has remained dedicated to serving and informing the home school community.” 

Governor Signs Proclamation for Home Education  A proclamation signed by Governor Rick Perry signifies a time of special celebration for thousands of home schooling families across the state. The proclamation declares the week of March 12-18, 2006, Home Education Week in Texas.    

February 2006

Home Schooling’s New Heights

The grassroots home schooling organization, the Texas Home School Coalition (THSC), is honored to host Governor Rick Perry as keynote speaker as it recognizes home schooling heroes from across the state on March 17^th. THSC’s 11^th annual Awards Banquet - to be held at the Marriott Northwest Hotel in San Antonio - marks the celebration by the organization of 20 years of work for recognition and acceptance of home education in Texas. A private reception for major sponsors will precede the awards and celebration dinner at 7 p.m.

October 2005

Home School Football

Brenham, Texas, October 28, 2005– On a clear Texas night, with cows and trains in the background, two teams prepared for the ultimate face-off.  While there were no marching bands or cheerleaders—just  moms on the sidelines chanting their positive yells and siblings playing on the sidelines—the teams were ready for battle.  However, this was not like other games.

Colleges Welcome Texas Homeschoolers

While Texas homeschools often field inquiries from public school officials, social service workers, law enforcement officials, and employers who question their legitimacy, graduates are finding most colleges and universities eagerly accept them, and some are actively recruiting them.

September 2005

Homeschool Cub Scouts Collect Wagonloads

Homeschool Cub Scouts Pack 164, Den 2 members Ryland Hartman and Chris Wilson (Wolf Cubs) picked up four wagons filled to overflowing with donations on Labor Day in the Copperfield Subdivision in northwest Houston.

September 2005

Teaching Through Tough Times

Tim Lambert, president of the Texas Home School Coalition, today announced that home school families from other states who have been displaced by Hurricane Katrina to Texas are free to teach their children rather than place them in a public school.  "These families have all been through terrible times, and they need to be given every opportunity to put their lives back together and recover emotionally, physically and economically.  The last thing they need to be worrying about is whether or not they can continue to teach their children themselves." Mr. Lambert said.

August 2005

Do home schoolers face extra social challenges in college?

Kevin Saunders, a home-school graduate, laughs when anyone suggests that he won't know how to act at college this fall, that maybe he's been too sheltered that now he'll just cut loose and go crazy.

August 2005

Teen filmmaker forges ahead with project
Never work with children or animals, according to Hollywood's unwritten rules.  Someone forgot to mention that edict to 18-year-old Julie Dugger.  But with a week of filming under her belt – much of it spent corralling a roomful of hyper preteens – the amateur moviemaker shrugs off such dire warnings about being upstaged by adorable, unruly types.

August 2005

Redefining Dog Days of Summer, Home School-Style

The Woodlands, Texas, August 14, 2005.  A celebrity appearance by Hank the Cowdog (in reality John Erickson, Hank’s creator) closed the fifth annual THSC State Convention and Family Conference on a sweet note of success. Fun and education took center stage at the annual gathering hosted by the Texas Home School Coalition over the weekend. Thousands of home schoolers made their way from across Texas and the U.S. to The Woodlands to partake in a varied menu of vacation events, field trips, workshops, and back-to-homeschool shopping. 

August 2005

More Parents Home Schooling Kids

THSC president Tim Lambert was featured by KXII Channel 12 in Gainesville in a segment on last weekend's Heart for Homeschoolers Conference in Valley View.  To view this video, click on the link above, scroll down to Featured Videos, and click on More Parents Home Schooling Kids.

July 2005

Beating the Back-to-School Rush

Home school convention to highlight choice

Is back-to-school a big deal when you do not go to school? Despite the rise in home schooling across the country over the past decade, home schooling families continue to face questions like this on a daily basis. Events like the upcoming annual THSC State Home School Convention and Family Conference on August 11^th to 13^th strive to provide answers and support families across Texas in making informed choices about their children’s education ...

July 2005

Homeschooling Convention To Host Top Dog

Hank the Cowdog preparing for a howling good time

As the star of forty-six books to date, Hank the Cowdog is expected to be a hit among parents and children alike at the annual THSC State Convention and Family Conference, August 11^th - 13^th.  Hank the Cowdog author John Erickson is one of special guests to be featured particularly for young conference attendees. Erickson is back by popular demand to share stories and songs from the characters of his well-known series of books. Organizers expect over 800 children to take part in the planned activities throughout the duration of the Children’s Program this year ...

June 2005

Making the Grade with Homeschooling 

Conference to Cover Elementary to Teen Years
An estimated 300,000 children are currently being homeschooled in Texas, with an expected growth rate of 17.5% in the coming year. As the upward trend toward homeschooling continues across the state and county, new and veteran home schoolers alike will be treated to information and support at the Palmer Event Center in Austin as the Texas Home School Coalition presents the 18^th Annual Christian Home Education Association of Central Texas (CHEACT) conference ...

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