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| Date: From: Subject: | 5/11/2004 5:02:35 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--May 11, 2004 |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> What's the shortest distance between two homeschoolers? HSLDA's elert service! When threats to homeschool freedoms arise, you want to be able to respond. We make it possible. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Topics for May 11, 2004 1. Victory for California Homeschoolers 2. Washington Times Op-ed--The Right Incentives Matter 3. Must Homeschoolers Provide a Public Education? 4. Regulation of Homeschooling Recommended by Wisconsin State Journal 5. Attacks on German Homeschoolers Continue 6. Home School Heartbeat: Homeschooling Around the World Plus: Homeschooling in the News ...................................................................... 1. Victory for California Homeschoolers We are pleased to announce that because of the behind-the-scenes hard work, detailed research, diplomacy, networking, and strategizing by Roy Hanson and Jim Davis of Family Protection Ministries, a major legislative victory has occurred for all private homeschoolers in California. HSLDA assisted FPM by providing legal counsel. Click here for category listings: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1516 ...................................................................... 2. Washington Times Op-ed--The Right Incentives Matter The homeschool method offers parents the right incentives to produce high quality citizens, while other systems fall short of this ideal. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1517 ...................................................................... 3. Must Homeschoolers Provide a Public Education? Massachusetts-When Brendan Flask [not his real name] was 9 years old, he couldn't stand to go to public school. The family tried a number of ways to resolve these problems, and finally decided to start homeschooling in December 2003. Little did they know their homeschool proposal would be rejected because it failed to provide a "free appropriate public education." Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1518 ...................................................................... 4. Regulation of Homeschooling Recommended by Wisconsin State Journal We believe that these types of articles are dangerous to the freedoms of homeschoolers since they may encourage legislators to pursue homeschool regulations. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1519 ...................................................................... 5. Attacks on German Homeschoolers Continue German homeschoolers continue to face harassment for homeschooling. However, because of the generosity of American homeschoolers, the fight continues. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1520 ...................................................................... 6. Home School Heartbeat: Homeschooling Around the World For the past three decades, homeschooling has surged across America. Now it's a growing international movement. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1521 ...................................................................... HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ===================================================================== May 10: Insight Analysis: A New School of Thought http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1522 May 8: Toronto Star (Canada) Reading, 'Riting, Reverence http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1523 May 7: Leesburg Today (Virginia) Patrick Henry Graduates First Four-Year Class http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1524 May 6: News and Record (North Carolina) Baptists Propose Schools Boycott http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1525 May 5: The Star-Ledger (New Jersey) Outside Looking In http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1526 May 4: World Net Daily Baptist Activists: Pull Kids Out of School http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1527 FEATURED HSLDA PerX ===================================================================== WORLD Magazine: This weekly news magazine with a conservative, family- friendly perspective on culture and current events, is now offering a special discount to HSLDA members. 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