This series of letters are in response to notification our office has received which reports the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board officials are communicating that B-On-Time loans are not available to home school graduates. Read Tim Lambert’s initial letter to Dr. Raymund A. Paredes, the Commissioner of Higher Education. Read the letter from the Texas…
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It was nearly four years ago that I found myself sitting at the Texas Home School Coalition banquet, wearing a semi-bored expression, my best suit, and headed in any direction that would lead me out of the home schooling community. I was eighteen, and college loomed with promises of the “real world,” new experiences, and,…
Why would you go to college? This is not an attack; it is a reasonable question that often goes unasked. To put it another way: an undergraduate degree requires an investment of several years and many thousands of dollars; what is the expected return on this significant investment? American Education: A History For an answer,…
We have home schooled in Kingwood, Texas, since 1993. Our second born, Daniel, never showed much interest in ball-related sports but did participate in YMCA baseball and basketball in the early elementary years. He loved swimming and participated in both summer and year-round swimming for quite a few years. However, the sport which has captured and…
The years after World War II brought an interesting phenomenon to life in these United States. For the first time in the world’s history, college became the “thing to do” after high school for the rank and file of American citizens. The “GI Bill” made college accessible to millions who previously had considered higher education…
