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| Date: From: Subject: | 8/24/2004 6:09:12 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--August 24, 2004 |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> "I saved my entire membership fee with one discount" "We've been a Liberty Mutual customer for over 12 years. We called and asked about our HSLDA member discount and they lowered our premium by approx $85 per year...coincidentally the same amount as our HSLDA annual membership fee. Thought you'd want to know!!'" More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1107 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Topics for August 24, 2004 1. Washington Times Op-ed - Trend Even Stronger than Figures Show 2. California Appellate Court Mandates Review of CPS Finding 3. HSLDA Files Amicus Brief in Virginia Same-Sex Case 4. International Update: South Korea and Kenya 5. Home School Heartbeat: NCFCA debate 6. Generation Joshua - Student Action Teams Plus: Homeschooling in the News ...................................................................... 1. Washington Times Op-ed - Trend Even Stronger than Figures Show The National Center for Education Statistics, part of the U.S. Department of Education, released its estimate for the size of the 2003 homeschool population. According to the NCES, 1.1 million children are homeschooled in America, up 29 percent from the previous estimate of 850,000 in 1999 Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1759 ...................................................................... 2. California Appellate Court Mandates Review of CPS Finding On June 30, 2004, a landmark case was handed down by the Fourth District Court of Appeals in the state of California. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1760 ...................................................................... 3. HSLDA Files Amicus Brief in Virginia Same-Sex Case On Friday, August 20, 2004, Home School Legal Defense Association filed an amicus curiae brief supporting Lisa Miller-Jenkins, a mother in Virginia who is trying to retain sole custody of her daughter Isabella, and defending the traditional legal view of marriage as between one man and one woman only. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1761 ...................................................................... 4. International Update: South Korea and Kenya South Korea South Korea has experienced a steady growth in homeschooling in recent years, fueled in part by the leniency of the country's education laws, and via the support of the business community. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1762 Kenya In January 2003 the government of Kenya expanded the public school system by making it free to all children. The effect of this proclamation has been an overcrowding of the school classrooms. Because of this congestion and the cost of private schools, more Kenyan parents are turning to homeschooling to provide a quality education for their children. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1763 ...................................................................... 5. Home School Heartbeat: NCFCA debate Here's a great way to prepare your student for college while improving his thinking and verbal skills. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1764 ...................................................................... 6. Generation Joshua - Student Action Teams In time for the November general election, Generation Joshua plans to send thousands of homeschooled and other Christian teens to close political races around the country. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1765 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ===================================================================== Aug. 24: The Indianapolis Star (Indiana) Homeschool Help's Ready At Library http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1766 Aug. 23: The Oklahoman (Oklahoma) Households Convert Back to Homeschool Traditions http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1767 Aug. 22: The Holland Sentinel (Michigan) Back to (Home) School http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1768 Aug. 20: The Advocate (Louisiana) For Zachary Family, Homes-schooling Also Includes Learning to Sew http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1769 Aug. 20: The Leaf-Chronicle (Tennessee) Homeschoolers Learn Together at Koinonia Education Co-op http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1770 FEATURED HSLDA PerX - Covenant Eyes ====================================================================== Recommended by "Focus On The Family". 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