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| Date: From: Subject: | 8/17/2005 8:51:07 AM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--August 16, 2005 |
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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 $95 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 16, 2005 1. Generation Joshua - ABC News 2. Washington Times Op-ed - Choice Answers Education Questions 3. Louisiana Legislative Wrap-up - A Victorious Year! 4. West Virginia Supreme Court Reverses Sports Decision 5. New York Legislative Wrap-up 6. Home School Heartbeat - Learning from Ancient Egypt Plus: Homeschooling in the News ...................................................................... 1. Generation Joshua - ABC News The 2005 Generation Joshua Teen Leadership Camp was featured Monday on ABC World News Tonight. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=2519 ...................................................................... 2. Washington Times Op-ed - Choice Answers Education Questions You choose your car, you choose your clothes; why can't you freely choose your method of education? Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=2520 ...................................................................... 3. Louisiana Legislative Wrap-up - A Victorious Year! With the help of hundreds of Home School Legal Defense Association member families making calls when needed, and the hard work of Christian Home Educators Fellowship of Louisiana, 2005 was a great legislative year for Louisiana homeschool families. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=2521 ...................................................................... 4. West Virginia Supreme Court Reverses Sports Decision In a 3-2 decision, on July 6, the West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling which had ordered officials to permit homeschool students to participate on public school sports teams. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=2522 ...................................................................... 5. New York - Legislative Wrap-up The New York regular legislative session has ended for this year. We are thankful that no legislation that would have negatively impacted homeschool families passed this session. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=2523 ...................................................................... 6. Home School Heartbeat - Learning from Ancient Egypt Take a trip into the past and study Ancient Egypt! Your children will learn important values that apply to their lives today. To find out more about the program: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=2524 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ===================================================================== August 15: ABC News New York Christian Campers Focus on Politics http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=2525 August 15: Jackson Sun News Tennessee Conference gives families tips about home-schooling http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=2526 August 14: Detroit News Michigan Kids learn at home, but no one's watching http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=2527 August 11: Orlando Sentinel Florida Teenager paints career in children's books http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=2528 FEATURED HSLDA PerX - GHI Telecom Services/PowerNet Global ====================================================================== Receive up to 80% off your current long distance plan, with rates at 4.5 cents per minute. No contracts, no obligations, no hidden charges or hassles! 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