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| Date: From: Subject: | 1/21/2004 5:32:53 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--January 21, 2004 |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== {{JoinAd}} Topics for January 21, 2004 1. Mike Farris to Speak at Worldview Weekends 2. Victory for Homeschool Family in San Diego 3. Religious Liberty and Parental Rights Under Attack 4. Bad Information Could Cost You a Scholarship 5. Home School Heartbeat: A Meeting with President Bush Plus: Homeschooling in the News ...................................................................... 1. Mike Farris to Speak at Worldview Weekends Mike Farris will be a keynote speaker at several 'Worldview Weekends,' which are forums to help Christians discern the times we live in. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1277 ...................................................................... 2. Victory for Homeschool Family in San Diego California - On January 13, 2004, a San Diego Superior Court judge granted HSLDA's motion to dismiss the daytime curfew citation filed against the thirteen year old son of a member family. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1278 ...................................................................... 3. Religious Liberty and Parental Rights Under Attack Ohio - In the last few years, many state legislatures have filed bills to force all pastors to report all suspicions of child abuse. These bills were a predictable over-reaction to the sex abuse scandals involving Catholic priests. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1279 ...................................................................... 4. Bad Information Could Cost You a Scholarship Ohio - More and more homeschooled students are winning National Merit Scholarships. This is partly due to the fact that one-on-one instruction in the home is an excellent way to learn, but it is also partly because more and more homeschoolers are participating in the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Testing. The PSAT is a necessary prerequisite for the National Merit Scholarship. One child almost lost his opportunity to compete because of bad instructions by local public school officials. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1280 ...................................................................... 5. Home School Heartbeat: Homeschooling Grows Up The Home School Legal Defense Association commissioned a study to determine whether homeschooled graduates are succeeding as adults. Mike Smith talks about this research on Home School Heartbeat. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1281 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ===================================================================== Jan. 21: The Boston Globe (Massachusetts) A Homemade Education http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1282 Jan. 20: The Commercial Appeal (Tennessee) HOME Scores http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1283 Jan. 14: The Times (Indiana) Network Helps Homeschoolers Group Stay in Touch http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1284 Jan. 14: WorldNetDaily Homeschoolers vs. Big Brother http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1285 FEATURED MEMBER DISCOUNT ===================================================================== For a small monthly fee, you can order the Sterling Card to help ease your family's medical costs. The services that you can choose from include: vision care, chiropractic care, counseling services, prescriptions and more! 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