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| Date: From: Subject: | 3/27/2006 3:20:33 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Michigan--Bad Legislation Looming Ahead |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== March 27, 2006 Michigan--Bad Legislation Looming Ahead Dear HSLDA members and friends: Governor Jennifer Granholm has recently announced plans to increase the compulsory attendance age for Michigan students from 16 to 18. She believes this will solve the dropout problem Michigan public schools are currently experiencing. She even claimed during appearances in Detroit and Clinton Townships that students would not be able to compete in the global marketplace if this increase in the compulsory attendance age doesn't occur. This of course would mean two more years of government control over homeschooling. Presently, the public school districts' authority over homeschoolers ends when a child reaches the age of 16. Furthermore, raising the compulsory attendance age will not reduce the dropout rate. In fact, the two states with the best high school completion rates, Maryland at 94.5% and North Dakota at 94.7%, compel attendance only to age 16. The state with the lowest completion rate (Oregon: 75.4%) compels attendance to age 18. (Figures are three-year averages, 1996 through 1998.) In addition, Gov. Granholm believes that Michigan needs to have a core curriculum requirement for their public schools. "We're one of the few states that right now doesn't have a core curriculum--and that's not acceptable," states Granholm. The plan would require students to take four years of English and math, three years of science and social science, one year of health and physical education, a year of visual or performing art, and an online class. While the core curriculum requirement would not directly affect homeschoolers, it may pose a problem for Michigan homeschool high school graduates trying to get into Michigan colleges. This potential two-year increase in the compulsory attendance age must not happen. Keep your eye out for HSLDA e-lerts with further instructions on how you can help stop this initiative. Sincerely, Christopher J. Klicka HSLDA Senior Counsel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> You can only do so much... No one can be everywhere at once. And you can't be at home, teaching your children, while monitoring your state's legislature. Through electronic legislative services, HSLDA is monitoring state legislation for you-watching and listening carefully for any proposed laws that could erode your right to homeschool. Join HSLDA today-we'll watch out for your future. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1942 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== The HSLDA E-lert Service is a service of: Home School Legal Defense Association P.O. Box 3000 Purcellville, Virginia 20134 Phone: (540) 338-5600 Fax: (540) 338-2733 Email: info@hslda.org Web: http://www.hslda.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- How To Subscribe: - Subscribe to the HSLDA E-lert Service at our website: https://secure.hslda.org/hslda/elert/account.asp?Process=Subscribe - Or send an email with name and complete mailing address to: subscribe@hslda.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscription Information: - You subscribed to the HSLDA E-lert Service as: ##ToAddress## - To unsubscribe from the HSLDA E-lert Service send an email from the email address you want to unsubscribe to: unsubscribe@hslda.org - To change your email address or make other changes to your subscription, visit the HSLDA E-lert Service account web page at: https://secure.hslda.org/hslda/elert/account.asp ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POSTMASTERS: This message is being sent to the most recent address we have for our subscribers. If this is an invalid email address or you have other problems, please reply to webmaster@hslda.org. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: This is considered a private and confidential message from HSLDA to its bonafide HSLDA E-lert Service subscribers. HSLDA cannot attest to the authenticity of copies posted, forwarded, or sent by any party other than HSLDA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Please do not reply or otherwise use this email address; hslda@hslda.org is for broadcast purposes only and is not intended to receive incoming messages. We cannot reply to any email sent to this address. If you have comments or questions, please send email to info@hslda.org or call HSLDA at 540-338-5600. HSLDA members can also email staff directly through the Members website at http://members.hslda.org/contact.asp. Thank you for your cooperation. ====================================================================== | |
