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| Date: From: Subject: | 1/13/2009 4:49:02 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--U.N. Treaty Might Weaken Families |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> How many acorns can a chipmunk hold in its cheeks? We don't know! But we do know that gathering little by little enables ordinary folks to prepare for hard times. That principle is behind HSLDA's payment plan: by paying a month at a time, families can receive an annual HSLDA membership. Meanwhile, they can feel secure as they homeschool and focus on other priorities -- their children. Don't go nuts trying to pay for membership all at once. Choose one of our convenient payment plans. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1937 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Legislative Update If you live in Missouri or North Dakota, click on the link below to learn about legislation that could affect your freedom to homeschool. http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5972 ..................................................................... Topics for January 13, 2009: 1. Washington Times Op-ed--U.N. Treaty Might Weaken Families 2. Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 3. Court Orders New Trial for Homeschoolers Sentenced to Prison 4. School District Cancels Hearing after Receiving Letter from HSLDA 5. Don't Miss Out! Register your Local Bible Bee Now 6. Homeschoolers Targeted for Virtual Charter Schools 7. Essay Contest Winners Announced 8. 'Home School Heartbeat': Encouragement for Moms ..................................................................... 1. Washington Times Op-ed--U.N. Treaty Might Weaken Families One of the issues American families could face this year is the ramifications from a treaty called the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5960 ..................................................................... 2. Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 Home School Legal Defense Association has received numerous inquiries about how new federal consumer product safety standards will affect the sales of textbooks and other educational materials at venues such as homeschool conventions and the online HSLDA Curriculum Market. While transactions at these venues are subject to federal standards, it is unlikely that this new law will significantly affect them, or individual vendors. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5978 ..................................................................... 3. Germany: Court Orders New Trial for Homeschoolers Sentenced to Prison A German couple's jail sentence was overturned on Christmas Eve. The family may still face prosecution for homeschooling, however. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5961 ..................................................................... 4. Michigan: School District Cancels Hearing after Receiving Letter from HSLDA A member family who wanted to homeschool their special needs son asked HSLDA for help when public school officials interfered. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5962 ..................................................................... 5. Don't Miss Out! Register your Local Bible Bee Now There are only a few weeks left to register Local Bible Bees before the January 31, 2009 deadline! The Bible Bee staff is urging you to call as soon as possible if you plan on scheduling a Bible Bee in your community. For more information, or to receive a brief summary of the Local Bible Bee program, please call 1-888-3-Bible-B (1-888-324-2532), or visit the Bible Bee website at http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5963 . ..................................................................... 6. Homeschoolers Targeted for Virtual Charter Schools Virtual charter schools, with their many alluring benefits, may seem like a bargain to homeschooling families. But to obtain these benefits homeschoolers must agree to forfeit much of their parental authority. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5964 ..................................................................... 7. Essay Contest Winners Announced The results for the 2008 Essay Contest are in! This year, students were asked to argue for or against certain international proverbs. Read winning essays at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5965 ..................................................................... 8. 'Home School Heartbeat': Encouragement for Moms Encouragement is a key ingredient to successful homeschooling! Whether you're facing another long winter day or the criticism of family and friends for your choice to homeschool, Zan Tyler joins host Mike Smith this week to offer timely encouragement for homeschooling moms. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5966 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== January 12: Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina Boy Passing by Alerts Family of Burning House http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5967 January 11: Grand Forks Herald, Grand Forks, North Dakota Homeschooled Teenager has Budding Career as a Historical Novelist http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5968 January 10: News and Tribune, New Albany, Indiana Trend to Go Home for School is on the Rise across Indiana, Nation http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5969 January 9: Florida Baptist Witness Tim Tebow's Mom Says Scripture, Faith are 'Secrets' to Parenting http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5970 January 6: KXTV News 10, Sacramento, California Homeschooled Student Numbers Soaring http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5971 > Links do not imply endorsement. 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