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| Date: From: Subject: | 8/30/2006 12:09:54 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--Official Offers to Correct Error |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... Topics for August 23, 2006: 1. Official Offers to Correct Error 2. New Personnel, New Problems 3. Free Software for Two-Year Membership 4. 'Home School Heartbeat': Parental Rights--The Burden Test 5. Generation Joshua: Summer Camp 2006 was a Resounding Success ..................................................................... 1. Virginia: Official Offers to Correct Error Unaware of all the improvements made recently to state homeschooling laws, a public school official sent a family a form with outdated requirements. We contacted the official, who agreed to correct the form. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3235 ..................................................................... 2. Massachusetts: New Personnel, New Problems Changes in public school personnel sometimes spell trouble for Massachusetts homeschoolers. One member family recently met resistance when she sent in a fairly standard notice of her intent to educate her child at home. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3236 ..................................................................... 3. Special Offer: Free Software for Two-Year Membership Home School Legal Defense Association is bringing back a popular benefit for families who join or renew for two years--a free one-year subscription to the Home School Minder record-keeping software, a $39.95 value. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3237 ..................................................................... 4. Home School Heartbeat: Parental Rights--The Burden Test As homeschoolers, we often think that a parent's right to direct their children's education is secure, but a look at the legal record proves that we can't take anything for granted. Join Michael Farris as he delves into the implications of a 2005 ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and other similar decisions. If we want to guard our rights, we must be aware of the dangers they face in the courts. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3238 ..................................................................... 5. Generation Joshua: Summer Camp 2006 was a Resounding Success Last week, over 90 people participated in Generation Joshua's Family and Teen Camp in Estes Park, Colorado. It was an incredible week. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3244 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== August 22: WTOK-TV, Meridian, Mississippi Homeschool Kickoff http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3239 August 19: Union-Sun and Journal, Lockport, New York Modern Homeschool Families Buck Stereotypes http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3240 August 18: White County News, Georgia Teens Give Homeschooling High Marks http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3241 August 17: Reader's Digest How to Raise an A+ Student http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3242 August 16: The News-Press, Fort Myers, Florida Group Adds Fun for Homeschooled Children http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3243 > Links do not imply endorsement. FEATURED HSLDA PerX - Online College Network ====================================================================== Can colleges find your homeschooler? HSLDA and HSF Friends of Home Schooling has joined with www.OnlineCollegeNetwork.com to offer free help. Online College Network (OCN) was created to help college-bound students gain exposure based on their performance. For more information visit: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1568 ====================================================================== The HSLDA E-lert Service is a service of: Home School Legal Defense Association P.O. 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