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| Date: From: Subject: | 5/13/2008 4:21:14 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--Legislature Closes with Freedom Intact |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> What do you look like when you get out of bed? It's hard to look our best all the time. HSLDA works to present homeschooling in an engaging, dynamic, and informative light to the public news media. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ##................................................................... >> Legislation in Your State If you live in the District of Columbia, New Hampshire or Tennessee, click the link below for important news about legislation that could affect your freedom to homeschool. http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=4633 ..................................................................... Topics for May 13, 2008: 1. Legislature Closes with Freedom Intact 2. Huckabee to Deliver Commencement Address 3. Homeschooling Thru High School: Summer Skill Courses 4. ParentalRights.org: Religion is Child Abuse? 5. 'Home School Heartbeat': The Heart of Homeschooling ---[ Save 50% on Christian Adventure Classics! ]---------------------- Christian adventure classics from R.M. Ballantyne. Pirates, ice caves, wild gorillas, and Eskimo adventures! Sale ends Monday, May 19th. http://www.hslda.org/alink.asp?ID=104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... 1. Iowa: Legislature Closes with Freedom Intact Attempts by legislators to restrict homeschool freedom in Iowa were thwarted this year thanks to the vigilance of individuals and the efforts of one state homeschool organization in particular. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5119 ..................................................................... 2. PHC: Huckabee to Deliver Commencement Address Former Arkansas governor and 2008 Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee will deliver the keynote commencement address at Patrick Henry College, Saturday, May 17, 2008. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5120 ..................................................................... 3. Homeschooling Thru High School: Summer Skill Courses To keep boredom at bay, consider using the summer months to give your teen opportunities to develop practical and life skills. On HSLDA's Homeschooling Thru High School website, there are ideas and resources for your use. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5121 ..................................................................... 4. ParentalRights.org: Religion is Child Abuse? In guaranteeing "freedom of thought" for children, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child could be used to promote a disturbing idea held by prominent atheists--that religious teaching amounts to "child abuse." Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5122 ..................................................................... 5. 'Home School Heartbeat': The Heart of Homeschooling For homeschooling parents, a tight budget or the death of a spouse might spell the end of their homeschool. That's why HSLDA launched the Home School Foundation to assist eligible families with curriculum costs, special needs services, and general financial aid. This week, Mike Smith describes how homeschoolers are helping one another through HSF. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5123 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== May 12: Clinton Today, Clinton County, New York Homeschooling Offers an Alternative to Traditional Education http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5124 May 9: NBC, Arkansas Fuller House: Arkansas Mom Pregnant with 18th Child http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5125 May 7: Bellevue Leader, Papillion, Nebraska These Kids Mean Business http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5126 May 7: KCCI TV-8, Des Moines, Iowa Teen Graduates High School, College in Same Week http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5127 May 7: The News Sentinel, Knoxville, Tennessee Diploma Measure Still Faces Hurdles http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5128 > Links do not imply endorsement. 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