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| Date: From: Subject: | 12/2/2008 4:26:45 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--Testing Proves Success of Graduates |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Who's knocking on your door? When a social service worker arrives at your door, tension can run high. Wouldn't it be nice to get your lawyer on the phone, providing you with immediate step-by-step guidance? More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1099 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... Topics for December 2, 2008: 1. Washington Times Op-ed--Testing Proves Success of Graduates 2. Homeschooling Ministry Gives Hope to Families 3. German Homeschoolers Featured on Moody Radio 4. Scholarship Available to Journalism Students 5. Board Game Delivers Family Fun, Supports Homeschooling 6. Financial Literacy Challenge Includes Scholarship Offer 7. Special Benefit for Small Businesses 8. 'Home School Heartbeat': Failing Our Students--Civic Literacy in Higher Education 9. Generation Joshua: Award Finalists ---[ Save UP TO 50% at Vision Forum! ]-------------------------------- From now through December 5, 2008, everything at Vision Forum is on sale -- Save up to 50%! Plus, pay only $5 shipping regardless of your order size.* Don't miss this limited-time special offer! (*$5 shipping applies only to the 48 contiguous states and Canada. "Specialty Items" excluded.) http://www.hslda.org/alink.asp?ID=130 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... 1. Washington Times Op-ed--Testing Proves Success of Graduates From the beginning of the re-emergence of homeschooling in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the strongest criticism of homeschooling was that untrained, noncredentialed parents could not provide the quality of instruction needed to match the education provided in public and private schools. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5858 ..................................................................... 2. Mexico: Homeschooling Ministry Gives Hope to Families National conferences and Spanish-language resources are helping more and more families in Mexico to homeschool, thanks to the Richardson family's homeschool ministry. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5859 ..................................................................... 3. German Homeschoolers Featured on Moody Radio Julie Roys interviews HSLDA Staff Attorney Mike Donnelly and homeschoolers Uve Romeike, Juergen Dudek, and Reinhard Klett about persecution in Germany on Moody's "Prime Time America." Listen now: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5860 ..................................................................... 4. PHC: Scholarship Available to Journalism Students Patrick Henry College Department of Journalism is again awarding the "Luke 1:3" scholarship, a four-year, up to full-tuition scholarship for highly qualified Christian journalists. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5861 ..................................................................... 5. Board Game Delivers Family Fun, Supports Homeschooling Homeschoolopoly is the only homeschool board game in the world. Designed for and by homeschoolers, it combines all the fun and educational qualities of the old fashioned family favorite, while celebrating the best of homeschooling. $1.05 of every game purchased is donated to the Home School Foundation and HSLDA members get a 25% discount. Order now: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5862 ..................................................................... 6. Financial Literacy Challenge Includes Scholarship Offer The U.S. Treasury Department has renewed its student financial literacy challenge. The nation's top-scoring students may be eligible for college scholarship funds. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5863 ..................................................................... 7. Special Benefit for Small Businesses Lower your merchant credit card processing costs using our processor! The HSLDA Processing With a Purpose Program is a great new benefit guaranteed to lower your processing costs. It is perfect for new and existing businesses, including home-based businesses! For more information and a free rate quote: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5864 ..................................................................... 8. 'Home School Heartbeat': Failing Our Students--Civic Literacy in Higher Education Some of the top colleges in America are failing to impart a basic knowledge of American history and government to their students. On this week's program, Mike Farris examines a study by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute on civic literacy in American higher education--and discusses what Patrick Henry College results demonstrate about homeschoolers' knowledge of American civics. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5865 ..................................................................... 9. Generation Joshua: Award Finalists Generation Joshua is proud to announce five finalists for the 2008 Benjamin Rush Award. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5866 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== November 29: Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California Father-Daughter Pilgrimage Ends Tragically in Mumbai http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5867 November 28: Jewish News, Phoenix, Arizona At-Home Religious School Introduced http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5868 November 28: The Kansan, Newton, Kansas Co-op Provides Opportunities for Homeschoolers http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5869 November 26: The Argus Leader, Sioux Falls, South Dakota Harrisburg Reconsiders Excluding Homeschooled Kids from Activities http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5870 November 26: Santa Barbara Independent, Santa Barbara, California Homeschooled Teens Cited as Local Heroes http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5871 > Links do not imply endorsement. 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