Kelly Rogers says Cumberland County is one of the fastest-growing home-school areas in the state. Her store shows it.

Home-school Happenings: The changing face of home-schooling

Several months back, I wrote an article about my desire to change the name “home-schooling” to “new-schooling.” I have given this a lot of thought and spent time observing many home educating families.

Home-school prom attracts teens from across Oregon

Teens from Salem to Hillsboro paid $30 each to attend the formal in Tigard on Saturday night. "It means the same thing as it would to any high school teen," Oregon Home Education Network President Alison Jakel says. "As much as high school teens look forward to their prom, our home-school teens look forward to theirs."

Home-school graduates celebrate diverse interests

Members of the Mesa Valley Vision Home and Community Program class of 2012 studied Greek, Chinese, French and Spanish, completed Advanced Placement classes without the aid of a classroom teacher, worked everywhere from a cattle ranch to a nursing home and earned a total of three certified nursing assistant certificates.

Washington County News: Oregon's Andy Bryant is Intel's new chairman; home-school prom draws teens to Tigard

Pacific University celebrates commencement in Forest Grove; Jesuit claims state tennis championships in Beaverton; and French distributor Rexel acquires Beaverton-based Platt Electric Supply.