Full Senate to Vote on Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan

Additional information about U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan’s career indicates at least one instance in which she opposed homeschool freedom. (HSLDA) More >>

Generation Joshua: Camp Trains Future Leadership of America

Based on the response to iGovern East camp held earlier this month in Virginia, Generation Joshua’s upcoming iGovern West camp in Colorado should be a roaring success. (HSLDA) More >>

Swiss Family Faces Legal Battle for Homeschooling

HSLDA is helping a veteran homeschooling family fight for the right to continue educating their children in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. (HSLDA) More >>

Cab-Schooled Student Earned Ticket To Harvard

Imagine the back seat of a big rig as your high school classroom. For Kerry Anderson, who was homeschooled as her truck-driver mom made deliveries across the country, that was reality. Anderson eventually got through community college and received a full scholarship to Harvard University. (NPR) More >>

Homeschool Ban in Sweden Forces Families to Mull Leaving

A small change in Sweden’s schooling law is about to make a big difference for Swedish homeschooling families, potentially causing them to flee to other countries or bring cases to international courts to protect religious and parental rights in the socialist country. (Washington Times) More >>

Elena Kagan Confirms Her Support for International Law

HSLDA urges our members and homeschoolers nationwide to call their two U.S. senators and express their opinions on the nomination of Elena Kagan for Supreme Court. (HSLDA) More >>

New Education Law Makes Homeschooling Illegal

Persecuted Swedish homeschoolers now face greater difficulty after the passing of a new education law that further restricts homeschooling. (HSLDA) More >>

Homeschool Families v. Social Security Administration

Because of our years of involvement with the homeschooling movement, HSLDA is able to assist our members in a broad array of related issues, Social Security and Department of Veteran’s Affairs benefits being merely one example. (HSLDA) More >>

Homeschool Families’ Homes Raided in Botswana, Africa

Several families are appealing a judge’s ruling—which was backed by police action—that they register their children in government schools. (HSLDA) More >>

Battle Escalates over Homeschooled Child Seized by Swedish Government

On June 25, attorneys with HSLDA and Alliance Defense Fund filed an application with the European Court of Human Rights asking it to hear the case of a 7-year-old boy seized by Swedish authorities because his parents homeschool. (HSLDA) More >>

Bill Postponing Homeschoolers’ Jury Duty Enacted

Signed into law on May 25, 2010, Senate Bill 1300 provides for a postponement of jury duty for a person primarily responsible for the education of a child in a homeschool. (HSLDA) More >>

Hostile Legislative Climate Earns New Hampshire “Red” Status

Aggressive attempts by legislators to increase homeschool regulation over the past few years has prompted HSLDA to label New Hampshire a “red” state. (HSLDA) More >>

Farris Criticizes Use of International Law in Supreme Court Decision

The Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional for the United States to sentence juvenile offenders to life in prison without parole in non-homicide cases. The Court cited the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and other international law to buttress its constitutional interpretation. (HSLDA) More >>

Where’s the Evidence Concerning Unschooling?

A Mississippi newspaper continues to condemn a small and misunderstood part of homeschooling—without offering any evidence to support their claims. (HSLDA)
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Sign Petition to German Parliament to Allow Homeschooling

Signatures are being collected on a petition to the German Bundestag to request that the German federal parliament take up the matter of legalizing homeschooling. HSLDA urges members to sign today. (HSLDA) More >>

Petition: Return Dominic Johansson to His Parents!

Join thousands in signing an online petition demanding that Swedish authorities return Dominic Johansson to his homeschooling parents. (HSLDA) More >>

Draconian Homeschool Regulations Tabled—For Now

Thanks to the dogged advocacy of British homeschoolers, the government tabled severe restrictions prompted by the notorious “Badman Report.” But the fight could be renewed depending on the outcome of national elections in May. (HSLDA) More >>

U.S. Immigration Opposes Asylum Decision

In a deeply disturbing notice, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has lodged an appeal of Judge Lawrence Burman’s grant of asylum to the Romeike family. (HSLDA) More >>

Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses Yearning to Homeschool

The Romeikes are not your typical asylum seekers. They did not come to the U.S. to flee war or despotism in their native land. No, these music teachers left Germany because they didn’t like what their children were learning in public school—and because homeschooling is illegal there. (Time) More >>

New Study Confirms Homeschool Academic Achievement

The latest homeschool academic achievement study finds that, on average, homeschoolers scored significantly higher than their public school counterparts on standardized achievement tests. (HSLDA) More >>