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| Date: From: Subject: | 3/5/2003 10:14:51 AM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--March 5, 2003 |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== Topics for March 5, 2003 1. Texas Bill Would Require Registration of Homeschoolers 2. Parent-taught Driver's Ed Bills Move Forward 3. Illinois Homeschoolers Face Legislative Threats 4. Wisconsin Virtual Charter School Changes State Form 5. Home School Heartbeat: Motivating Reluctant Learners Plus: Homeschooling in the News! Announcements ===================================================================== Food Lion Grocery Store's "Lion Shop and Share Program" allows Food Lion MVP card users to designate a portion of their grocery bill to a non-profit organization. The Home School Foundation recently joined this program. If you are interested in having a percentage of your grocery bill credited to the Foundation, register your MVP card at http://www.foodlion.com/shp_lssconsumers.asp or call Food Lion at 704- 633-8250 (ext. 3810). All proceeds will go toward the "Members Helping Members Fund." http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=714 *** HSLDA wants to help a private company develop a record keeping service for homeschoolers. If developed, such a service would be substantially discounted to members. Please take a couple minutes and respond to the following questions so we can determine the interest level. http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=715 ===================================================================== 1. Texas Bill Would Require Registration of Homeschoolers To solve the Texas "drop-out problem," one legislator wants to regulate homeschoolers. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=716 ...................................................................... 2. Parent-taught Driver's Ed Bills Move Forward Both Virginia and Montana make strides giving parents more freedom on this issue. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=717 ...................................................................... 3. Illinois Homeschoolers Face Legislative Threats A new legislature has been elected in Illinois and many are concerned it will be unsympathetic to homeschool freedom. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=718 ...................................................................... 4. Wisconsin Virtual Charter School Changes State Form Recently we received information that the Wisconsin Connections Academy had altered the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's Full-Time Public School Open Enrollment application form. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=719 ...................................................................... 5. Home School Heartbeat: Motivating Reluctant Learners Is your homeschooled teenage son a challenge to motivate? This week Michael Farris discusses solutions to this problem on Home School Heartbeat. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=720 ...................................................................... Homeschooling in the News Links to outside news items on home education. Mar. 3: Regina Leader-Post (Saskatchewan, Canada) Educators Urged to Stand Up For Rights http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=721 Feb. 28: Chicago Daily Southtown (Illinois) Homeschool Registration Proposal Scrapped http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=722 Feb. 26: The Oregonian (Oregon) Finishing School at Home? http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=723 Feb. 25: Lowell Sun (Massachusetts) School Committee Looks to Bar Homeschoolers From Competitive Events http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=724 Feb. 21: Stars and Stripes Homeschooling Expo Planned in Germany http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=725 F E A T U R E D M E M B E R D I S C O U N T ===================================================================== Homeschooling Today magazine -- Use your HSLDA membership to receive a special discount on this magazine written for the novice and veteran home educator alike. 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