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| Date: From: Subject: | 3/27/2007 4:58:03 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--Marine Corps Pursues Homeschoolers |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Will your friends stand by you in trouble? They will if you're an HSLDA member and your homeschool is threatened. HSLDA is ready to stand by your side along with 80,000 other homeschool families. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ##................................................................... >> Legislation in Your State If you live in Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, South Carolina or Texas, click the link below for important news about legislation that could affect your freedom to homeschool. http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3703 ..................................................................... Topics for March 27, 2007: 1. U.S. Marine Corps Opens Doors Wide for Homeschool Graduates 2. Washington Times Op-ed--Transforming Educational Culture 3. Homeschool Freedom Bill Introduced 4. Grand Forks Challenges Home Education Supervisors 5. HSLDA Restarts Congressional Action Program 6. Truancy Charges Filed against Out-of-District Homeschooler 7. Victory for Homeschooling Family! 8. 'Home School Heartbeat': Interview with Dr. Rodger Sayre ------------------------------------------------------------------- Education PLUS Offers 10% Discount, Free Shipping Education PLUS has moved to 2 Cobblestone Rd, Greenville, SC 29615! To order TranscriptPro, the special software designed to let you live a homeschool lifestyle of learning and still produce credible high school transcripts, call Inge Cannon at 864-286-6492, or visit us at homeschooltranscripts.com. Add your HSLDA member number for 10% discount & free shipping! ------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... 1. U.S. Marine Corps Opens Doors Wide for Homeschool Graduates The U.S. Marine Corps has joined the U.S. Army in actively pursuing homeschooled students. A recent statement from the Marine Corps Recruiting Command Public Affairs Chief makes it clear that homeschoolers are eligible to enlist in all military programs, the same as a graduate from public school. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3934 ..................................................................... 2. Washington Times Op-ed--Transforming Educational Culture If I told you that intelligent, mature, socially involved, well-educated teens, just 15 years ago, were being denied entry to college you would not believe me. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3935 ..................................................................... 3. Nevada: Homeschool Freedom Bill Introduced In Nevada, homeschoolers are excited by S.B. 404, a homeschool bill that has been introduced by Senator Maurice E. Washington, chairman of the Committee on Human Resources and Education. This bill would eliminate nearly all of the current regulation homeschoolers face in Nevada. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3936 ..................................................................... 4. North Dakota: Grand Forks Challenges Home Education Supervisors In November 2006, Home School Legal Defense Association assisted two member families in Grand Forks after school officials asserted that the fathers did not qualify as supervisors of their respective home education programs. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3937 ..................................................................... 5. HSLDA Restarts Congressional Action Program Congressional Action Program lobbyists are back in full force. After the program's three-year hiatus, HSLDA President Mike Smith and HSLDA Director of Federal Relations Will Estrada, reinstituted CAP earlier this year with the focus on training families to become citizen-lobbyists on Capitol Hill. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3938 ..................................................................... 6. Rhode Island: Truancy Charges Filed Against Out-of-District Homeschooler A simple failure in communication between two Rhode Island school districts dragged one single mom into truancy court this February. Had it not been for HSLDA's intervention, the error would have resulted in a truancy conviction. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3939 ..................................................................... 7. New York: Victory for Homeschooling Family! On February 28, 2007, the federal court in New York vindicated HSLDA's long-held position that public schools may not force homeschooling parents to submit their children to special education testing. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3940 ..................................................................... 8. 'Home School Heartbeat': Interview with Dr. Rodger Sayre Physical and spiritual fitness are a vital to any family. Join Mike Smith as he interviews Dr. Rodger Sayre, a family physician, homeschool dad, and HSLDA board member, about ways to promote healthy living in your homeschool. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3941 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== March 27: The Associated Press Homeschool Chess Team Not Allowed to Defend State Title http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3942 March 25: The Herald Bulletin, Anderson, Indiana 'A Cinderella Tale' to Benefit Wilson Boys & Girls Club http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3943 March 25: East Valley Tribune, Phoenix, Arizona Gilbert Teen Could Spell Way to Third Title http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3944 March 23: BBC News Faith Fuels Home Education Boom http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3945 March 22: CBNNews.com German Court Takes Custody of 5 Homeschoolers http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3946 March 22: The News-Journal, Wilmington, Delaware Program Lets Homeschoolers Mingle While Learning Ballroom Basics http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3947 March 22: Tri-Town News, Howell, New Jersey Parents Enjoy Experience of Teaching Children http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3948 March 21: The Bonanza, North Lake Tahoe, Nevada Incline Student Heads to International Science Fair http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3949 > Links do not imply endorsement. 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