By Tricia McQuarrie   Some homeschooling parents find formulating a plan for homeschooling through high school a challenge. Should our focus be on completing a challenging high school curriculum package? What about facing the college recruiters? What about spending money on costly umbrella schools that offer accredited diplomas? These concerns motivate some parents to plan

[section] There’s a hum beneath me I can half hear, half feel, punctuated by the rumble of wheels on iron. Ahead of me, a whistle blows. I’m riding the rails for the first time in my life, up the Pacific Coast from Southern California to the mountains and valleys of British Columbia, Canada. I’m in

College! Over the last ten years that word has become a regular part of our household vocabulary. During that time, our older children have attended four different institutions of higher learning. They have been students at our local junior college, a state university, and two private Christian colleges. Two students stayed in our home state

The financial picture might look bleak to some prospective college students, considering state budget cuts, millions of dollars slashed from the low-income Pell grant program, and constant tuition increases. But financial aid officials at area colleges and universities insist that there are millions of dollars in scholarships, work-study grants, and other assistance still available, with