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04/10/2026

Federal action on college accreditation rules - this can affect federal financial aid availability.

See IG post below. Hearings start on April 13th. That’s Monday. The post below tells you how to view the hearings and how to take action.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DW7WhIuD7rh/?igsh=N2VmbHViazdkOWt1

01/13/2025

The Georgia Legislature starts its 2025 session today. Be on the lookout for legislation that may affect education, homeschooling or other child/family issues important to you. One of the best ways to keep up is with the daily updates from Voices for Georgia’s Children. Sign up at the link below.

02/21/2024

Got a student interested in engineering and/or design? This is an awesome and inspiring event open to the public. Worth the drive if you are outside the metro Atlanta area.

Join us at the Spring 2024 Georgia Tech Capstone Design Expo on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at The McCamish Pavilion on Georgia Tech Campus. At the Expo, over 1200 seniors from various disciplines of Engineering, Sciences, Architecture, Public Policy, and Industrial Design will showcase their inno...

01/22/2024

The Georgia Legislature is in it's 2024 regular session. Homeschoolers should be aware of legislation that may affect them. Here's the first bill that involves home schooling (GA law & legislation uses this instead of homeschooling):
HB 891: Creates a tax credit of up to $2000 per year per student for certain social extracurricular expenses for home school students. Such expenses shall be limited to tuition or fees for participation or attendance in this state at any in-person children’s sports league; children’s group instructional class for ballet, dance, or martial arts; or instructional camp for groups of children.
STATUS: House Ways and Means Committee (as of 1/22/24)
https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/65977
Always read the bill yourself rather than just relying on commentary from other sources.

Georgia General Assembly, is one of the largest state legislatures in the nation. The General Assembly consists of two chambers, the House of Representatives and the Senate.

12/24/2023

12/19/2023

Emory Math Circle is happy to announce that Emory University is hosting the AMC 8 (open to all students grade 8 and below) on Thursday, January 18. The test will take place in the Math & Science Center, Room E208 on the Emory University campus around 7:15 PM. It is free for all interested students.

Emory Math Circle is happy to announce that Emory University is hosting the AMC 8 (open to all students grade 8 and below) on Thursday, January 18. The test will take place in the Math & Science Center, Room E208 on the Emory University campus around 7:15 PM. It is free for all interested students.

12/01/2023

More free COVID tests available.

Every U.S. household is eligible to order 4 free at-home COVID-19 tests.

11/08/2023

Does your teen or young adult know CPR? They should. Make it happen. https://thesewaneepurple.org/2023/11/06/an-open-letter-to-the-sewanee-purple/?fbclid=IwAR33VL-Ov1hCoih5tVe3h9d5oT3WaTk_2AqQw2dbdtmnB80AKmvBbmkTk_M_aem_AfRJRWOmVc8yhH3qJSfq6zy9EUEELeAPPqbHbJDn-ffnCeyXkvYYv0e_dhBMO0a5HXE

Chris and Melody Piazza In the fall of 2017, our son, Sam Piazza, walked into our bedroom to tell my husband and I that he had decided that he was “definitely going to Sewanee.” In the …

11/05/2023

11/04/2023

Free online conference about Executive Functioning from GoZen. It's an excellent resource!

Parents & Teachers: 9 world-renowned experts break down teaching executive functioning skills to kids & teens

10/04/2023

I have found the workshops from this group incredibly helpful for more teen focused things, but I'm super excited to see them putting on one explicitly about communication within organizations. It is a secular organization.

Refining our communication skills to serve our evolving world with Dr. Ginger Carlson and Charlie Kuhn from Cultures of Dignity