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| Date: From: Subject: | 6/2/2003 2:13:19 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Virginia--Chairman of Senate Education Committee Supports SOL Test for Homeschoolers |
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL REPORT June 2, 2003 In a recent interview with the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Virginia Senator H. Russell Potts, chairman of the powerful Senate Education Committee, said that he believed that homeschooled children should be required to take the Standards of Learning (SOL) test just like students in Virginia's public schools. "There should be one set of rules," the paper quotes Potts as saying. According to the article, Potts pointed proudly to his endorsement by the Virginia Education Association and said, "I'm a public-education guy." The complete article can be found at: http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/more/MGBORMOR5GD.html As recently as the 2002 legislative session, a bill was introduced in the Virginia House of Delegates that would have prohibited students from receiving a degree from a Virginia state university without first passing the SOL. The bill would have made it impossible for homeschool graduates to obtain a degree even though they had met all of the university's requirements. After many homeschoolers contacted members of the House Education Committee, the bill was defeated. HSLDA opposes both state and national SOL-type tests because they tend to standardize education and could lead to a state-required curriculum for homeschoolers. "The genius of homeschooling is that it allows parents to tailor education to the specific needs of the child," said Michael Smith, President of Home School Legal Defense Association. "Tests like Virginia's SOL encourage teaching to the test, rather than teaching a child how to learn." {{JoinAd}} ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The HSLDA E-lert Service is a service of: Home School Legal Defense Association P.O. Box 3000 Purcellville, Virginia 20134 Phone: (540) 338-5600 Fax: (540) 338-2733 Email: info@hslda.org Web: http://www.hslda.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- How To Subscribe: - Subscribe to the HSLDA E-lert Service at our website: https://secure.hslda.org/hslda/elert/account.asp?Process=Subscribe - Or send an email with name and complete mailing address to: subscribe@hslda.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscription Information: - You subscribed to the HSLDA E-lert Service as: {{Email}} - To unsubscribe from the HSLDA E-lert Service send an email from the email address you want to unsubscribe to: unsubscribe@hslda.org - To change your email address or make other changes to your subscription, visit the HSLDA E-lert Service account web page at: https://secure.hslda.org/hslda/elert/account.asp ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POSTMASTERS: This message is being sent to the most recent address we have for our subscribers. If this is an invalid email address or you have other problems, please reply to webmaster@hslda.org. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: This is considered a private and confidential message from HSLDA to its bonafide HSLDA E-lert Service subscribers. HSLDA cannot attest to the authenticity of copies posted, forwarded, or sent by any party other than HSLDA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Please do not reply or otherwise use this email address; hslda@hslda.org is for broadcast purposes only and is not intended to receive incoming messages. We cannot reply to any email sent to this address. If you have comments or questions, please send email to info@hslda.org or call HSLDA at 540-338-5600. HSLDA members can also email staff directly through the Members website at http://members.hslda.org/contact.asp. Thank you for your cooperation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
