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| Date: From: Subject: | 4/30/2003 5:20:12 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--April 30, 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 April 30, 2003 1. HHS Report Includes Statistics on State Marriage Tax Policies 2. IDEA Reauthorization Clarifies Evaluations for Homeschoolers 3. UN Rebukes Britain For Failing To Implement Children's Treaty 4. Dangerous California Legislation Defeated 5. Homeschool College Admissions Bill Moves To Texas Senate 6. Home School Heartbeat: Preparing Your Children for the Workforce Plus: Homeschooling in the News Announcement ===================================================================== If you have a homeschooler planning to graduate from high school soon, HSLDA now has sample course transcript for your student. Visit http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=822 (requires member login). ===================================================================== 1. HHS Report Includes Statistics on State Marriage Tax Policies The U.S Department of Health and Human Services has released its 2002 report on State Policies to Promote Marriage, including its findings on state marriage tax policies. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=823 ...................................................................... 2. IDEA Reauthorization Clarifies Evaluations for Homeschoolers To force an evaluation of a child even if the parents are not involved with the government schools and do not want IDEA services is unacceptable. New IDEA revisions reflect that. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=824 ...................................................................... 3. UN Rebukes Britain For Failing To Implement Children's Treaty This report is of grave concern to homeschool families and is an example of how the UN would seek to have control over United States domestic policy. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=825 ...................................................................... 4. Dangerous California Legislation Defeated Legislation categorizing truancy as child abuse is now dead. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=826 ...................................................................... 5. Homeschool College Admissions Bill Moves To Texas Senate New legislation levels the playing field for home-based private school graduates. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=827 ...................................................................... 6. Home School Heartbeat: Preparing Your Children for the Workforce As you prepare your homeschool student for life, it's important to consider the skills that he will need once he enters the working world. Mike Smith provides some ideas on this week's Home School Heartbeat. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=828 ...................................................................... Homeschooling in the News Outside news items on home education. Apr. 30: Cybercast News Service Homeschoolers Not Laughing about Release of New TV Sitcom http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=829 Apr. 30: WorldNetDaily The Boom in Homeschool Conventions http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=830 Apr. 30: Signatures (Anderson University, Indiana) Homeschoolers Pass the Test and the Torch http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=831 Apr. 29: Seattle Times (Washington) Some Black Families Opt For Homeschooling http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=832 Apr. 29: Daytona Beach News-Journal (Florida) Parents Turn to Homeschooling http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=833 Apr. 28: WorldNetDaily Another Crackdown on Homeschoolers? http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=834 F E A T U R E D M E M B E R D I S C O U N T ===================================================================== SMARTHINKING provides online academic support services for students via the Internet. 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