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| Date: From: Subject: | 2/24/2004 5:25:28 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--February 24, 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 February 24, 2004 1. Anti-Homeschool Bill Defeated in Idaho 2. Old Prejudices Against Homeschooling Revealed in Virginia Hearing 3. "Homeschool Highlights" added to Clicks for Homeschooling 4. Home School Heartbeat: Homeschooled Leader - James Madison Plus: Homeschooling in the News ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Henry College "Walk for Liberty" HSLDA members and friends are invited to join us for the Patrick Henry College "Walk for Liberty" on Saturday, March 20, 2004. Participants may win some great prizes including: free tuition to PHC's Summer Teen Leadership Camps; free roundtrip airfare to the college from anywhere within the continental U.S.; free enrollment and textbooks for Mike Farris' High School Constitutional Law Online course; and free gifts from PHC's bookstore. For more information and online registration visit: http://www.phc.edu/elink.asp?ID=1346 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ...................................................................... 1. Anti-Homeschool Bill Defeated in Idaho Idaho homeschoolers came out in full force and soundly defeated a bill that would have threatened homeschool freedom. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1347 ...................................................................... 2. Old Prejudices Against Homeschooling Revealed in Virginia Hearing Homeschool advocates and education "professionals" came head-to-head in a Senate Education Committee hearing last Thursday over H.B. 675, a bill that eliminates the baccalaureate degree requirement so that parents with a high school diploma can homeschool their children without arbitrary government supervision. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1348 ...................................................................... 3. New Homeschool Retailers added to Clicks for Homeschooling Clicks for Homeschooling continues to grow. Thanks to your feedback we continue to add more of the retailers that you use to the Clicks for Homeschooling program. Come see who we've added to the list. http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1349 ...................................................................... 4. Home School Heartbeat: Homeschooled Leader - James Madison Learn how a homeschooler grew up to become the chief architect of the United States Constitution, bequeathing a framework of government that has lasted more than 215 years. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1350 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ===================================================================== Feb. 23: WorldNetDaily (West Virginia) Bill Forces Shots on All Children http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1351 Feb. 23: Village Soup Times (Maine) Homeschooling Approaches Mainstream http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1352 Feb. 22: The Fayetteville Observer (North Carolina) Homeschool Team Grabs Math Crown http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1353 Feb. 20: The Roanoke Times (Virginia) Senators Deadlocked on Homeschool Issue http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1354 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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