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| Date: From: Subject: | 8/10/2004 5:19:55 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--August 10, 2004 |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Will your friends stand by you in trouble? They will if you're an HSLDA member and your homeschool is threatened. HSLDA is ready to stand by your side along with 75,000 other homeschool families. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Topics for August 10, 2004 1. Controversy Rages Over Homeschooling in Bakersfield, California 2. Three Public School Districts 'Reach Out' to Homeschoolers 3. Pennsylvania - Homeschoolers' Religious Freedom Case Can Proceed 4. Court of Appeals for Veterans Strikes Down Discriminatory Policy 5. Op-ed - Four Reasons that Motivate Parents to Homeschool 6. Home School Heartbeat: Law School Bound 7. Generation Joshua - Matthew Johnson Breaks 100 Plus: Homeschooling in the News ...................................................................... 1. Controversy Rages Over Homeschooling in Bakersfield, California The Northwest Voice, a newspaper focusing on Northwest Bakersfield recently addressed the issue of homeschooling. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1732 ...................................................................... 2. Three Public School Districts 'Reach Out' to Homeschoolers The school boards of three heavily populated Northern Virginia Counties--Loudoun, Prince William, and Fairfax--have recently adopted policies allowing homeschool students to take a limited number of classes at the local public school. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1733 ...................................................................... 3. Pennsylvania - Homeschoolers' Religious Freedom Case Can Proceed Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas Judge William J. Ober ruled on August 6, 2004 that a lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania's homeschool law may proceed. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1734 ...................................................................... 4. Court of Appeals for Veterans Strikes Down Discriminatory Policy After more than five years of litigation over the availability of veteran's benefits for homeschoolers, Home School Legal Defense Association has won a very favorable decision on behalf of a Wisconsin member family. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1735 ...................................................................... 5. Washington Times Op-ed - Four Reasons that Motivate Parents to Homeschool As homeschooling continues to grow, observers want to know why people choose this form of education. Parents generally express four basic reasons. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1736 ...................................................................... 6. Home School Heartbeat: Law School Bound Interested in a law career? This week, Michael Farris and his guests talk about what it takes to get there. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1737 ...................................................................... 7. Generation Joshua - Matthew Johnson Breaks 100 Generation Joshua member Matthew Johnson has registered over 100 new voters. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1738 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ===================================================================== Aug. 10: Boca Raton News (Florida) Home Schooling on The Rise in The Boca Area http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1739 Aug. 10: Santa Cruz Sentine (California) Homeschooling Gains Popularity Across Nation http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1740 Aug. 6: The Daily Post-Athenian (Tennessee) Local Teen Is Illustrating Series of Children's Books http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id-1741 Aug. 6: The Clarion-Ledger (Mississippi) Schooling At Home Growing In Popularity http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1742 Aug. 5: East Valley Tribune (Arizona) More Students Than Ever to Get Home Schooling http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1743 Aug. 4: The Brownsville Herald (Texas) Home Is Where The Teacher Is http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1744 FEATURED HSLDA PerX - Homeschooling Today Magazine ===================================================================== Homeschooling Today(r) magazine, a distinctively Christian home education periodical, full of encouragement, lesson ideas, news and events. 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