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| Date: From: Subject: | 9/16/2003 5:27:56 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--September 16, 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 September 16, 2003 1. Congressman Mark Kennedy Defends Homeschool Privacy 2. New Homeschool Advocate In Congress 3. HSLDA Achieves Success in Indiana 4. School District Tries to Enforce Law Repealed 15 Years Ago! 6. Home School Heartbeat: Importance of Writing Plus: Homeschooling in the News GET A YEAR OF HSLDA MEMBERSHIP ON US ONLY A FEW WEEKS LEFT TO QUALIFY ===================================================================== To celebrate our 20 years of service to the homeschool community we are giving away 20 free one year memberships with HSLDA. Just use our online form to tell us why you are an HSLDA member to qualify. Congratulations to this week's winner: Michael & Laura McCready of Macungie, Pennsylvania http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=911 ===================================================================== 1. Congressman Mark Kennedy Defends Homeschool Privacy Protection from unwarranted government intrusion is one of the most important principles upon which our country was founded and one that we hold dear today. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1086 ...................................................................... 2. New Homeschool Advocate In Congress Musgrave, now a conservative U.S. representative from the Rocky Mountain State, says she has never regretted her family's decision to homeschool. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1087 ...................................................................... 3. HSLDA Achieves Success in Indiana Education Roundtable incorporates HSLDA's suggestions to protect homeschool freedom Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1088 ...................................................................... 4. School District Tries to Enforce Law Repealed 15 Years Ago! COLORADO - After working to protect homeschoolers from over zealous school districts since 1983, we thought we had seen everything! Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1089 ...................................................................... 5. Home School Heartbeat: Importance of Writing According to a new survey by the College Board, writing skills are in serious decline throughout public education. Michael Farris discusses this trend on Home School Heartbeat. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1090 ...................................................................... HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ===================================================================== Sep. 16: Peoria Journal Star (Illinios) Regional School Chief Seeks Proof of Homeschooling http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1091 Sep. 15: Zwire (New York) School Faces Troubling Trend http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1092 Sep. 15: Rockdale/Newton Citizen (Georgia) More Parents Opt to Homeschool http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1093 Sep. 10: Education Week (Maryland) Home School Students Adjust to New Homes On College Campuses http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1094 Sep. 10: The Leaf-Chronicle (Tennessee) Parents Coming Together to Teach Children at Home http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1095 Sep. 9: The State (South Carolina) Homeschoolers Flock to Zoo Class http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1096 FEATURED MEMBER DISCOUNT ===================================================================== SMARTHINKING provides online academic support services for students via the Internet. 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