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| Date: From: Subject: | 9/28/2005 4:35:47 PM Home School Legal Defense Association September 28, 2005 |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Can you look at the clouds and tell the direction of the wind? An interesting phenomenon of wind is that it can blow in multiple directions at the same time, at different heights from the ground. But usually there is a prevailing wind. HSLDA watches the gusts and monitors the prevailing trends of change in the legal climate of home education. So no matter which way the wind is blowing, we're there to protect your family. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1938 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Topics for September 28, 2005 1. Washington Times Op-ed - Giving Children A Fresh Start After Storms 2. Steps In The Right Direction 3. Deadline Confusion 4. Kindergarten Exemption Trouble 5. Home School Heartbeat - Cultivating Your Child's Potential 6. Generation Joshua - A Few Days Left to Sign Up for SATs Plus: Homeschooling in the News ...................................................................... 1. Washington Times Op-ed - Giving Children A Fresh Start After Storms Children are suffering in the affected region as their sense of security has been swept away by the two hurricanes. But parents have an opportunity to give themselves and their children a fresh start. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=2594 ...................................................................... 2. District of Columbia - Steps In The Right Direction Fourteen years ago, homeschoolers in the District of Columbia fought for their freedom and succeeded. However, the District, over the past fourteen years, has often invented regulations out of thin air. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=2595 ...................................................................... 3. Minnesota - Deadline Confusion Some Minnesota school districts have been very forceful in their attempts to enforce deadlines for homeschool paperwork that fall earlier than the actual deadline proscribed by law. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=2596 ...................................................................... 4. Maryland - Kindergarten Exemption Trouble Two Maryland counties denied kindergarten exemptions to HSLDA families even though an exemption is guaranteed by the law. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=2597 ...................................................................... 5. Home School Heartbeat - Cultivating Your Child's Potential Your child needs you more than anything! Author Zan Tyler shares insights about raising strong, godly children. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=2598 ...................................................................... 6. Generation Joshua - A Few Days Left to Sign Up for Student Action Teams October 1st is almost here and if you plan to join the campaign in Virginia please visit the GenJ website and register by the end of the week. To find out more about the program: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=2599 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ===================================================================== September 27 Cadillac News Michigan Back to the books: Local parents joining hundreds nationwide choosing home schooling http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=2600 September 26 Boston.com Rhode Island Homeschooled students do well in spelling, geography bees http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=2601 September 21 News-Leader.com Missouri Hands-on science for a day http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=2603 FEATURED HSLDA PerX - Western Standard Publishing ====================================================================== Looking for the perfect online library to enhance your study? OriginalSources includes more than 350,000 Documents (over 5,500 full-text volumes) arranged into 8 major educational collections. Always expanding. 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