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Homeschooling in the U.S.

The Question: What percentage of Americans are home-schooled? The Answer: According to the National Center for Education Statistics, as of 2007…

Parents' Reasons for Homeschooling, 2003

Applicable1Most important reasonReasons for homeschoolingNumberPercentNumberPercentConcern about environment of other schools2935,00085.4%341,00031.2%Dissatisfaction with academic…

H1N1 (Swine Flu) Overview

Information about the virus, precautions to take, and educational activities for your children if their schools are closed In April 2009, an outbreak of H1N1 (swine flu) broke…

Teresa Scanlan

Teresa Scanlan was only 17 when she was named Miss America of 2011. Teresa Scanlan was born in Colton, California, and then grew up in Gering, Nebraska, according to information from the Miss…

Hanson Biography

HansonmusiciansBirthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa-based musical group who took over the pop airwaves with their 1997 major label debut, Middle of Nowhere, and accompanying hit single, “MMMBop…

Bowe Bergdahl

Name at birth: Bowe Robert BergdahlBowe Bergdahl was a private in the United States Army when he deserted and was captured in Afghanistan in 2009 by the Taliban, becoming the only American prisoner…

The Jonas Brothers

A musical trio of tousle-haired brunettes, the Jonas Brothers were called "Disney's emo heartthrobs" by Rolling Stone magazine in 2008. The three handsome brothers are Kevin (b. 1987), Joe (b. 1989)…