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| Date: From: Subject: | 3/3/2009 4:38:56 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--Homeschoolers Get Blamed, Again |
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Legislative Update If you live in Alaska, Illinois, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nebraska, North Dakota, Washington or West Virginia, click on the link below to learn about legislation that could affect your freedom to homeschool. http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6116 ..................................................................... Topics for March 3, 2009: 1. Homeschoolers Get Blamed, Again 2. Homeschooler Among Top Contestants on TV Show 3. Tight Budgets Translate into Better Laws 4. School Threatens to List Homeschooler as High School Dropout 5. Group Told to Follow Day Care Regulations 6. Discrimination Cut from Byrd Scholarship 7. New Satellite School Memorandum Available for Members 8. School District Creates False Evaluation Deadline 9. Governor to Homeschoolers: 'I'm proud of you!' 10. Full-time Accounting Position 11. 'Home School Heartbeat': Homeschoolers and the National Guard 12. Generation Joshua: Liberty's Call ---[ Homeschool Buyers Co-op ]---------------------------------------- School districts get volume discounts. Why not homeschoolers? Check out great discounts like these from the world's largest purchasing cooperative for homeschoolers: Discovery Education (45%), Explode the Code (42%), Kaplan SAT Prep (88%). Those and more are available at the link below. http://www.hslda.org/alink.asp?ID=145 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... 1. South Dakota: Homeschoolers Get Blamed, Again When a newspaper suggested that homeschoolers cause public schools to miss out on funding, Home School Legal Defense Association couldn't let this false accusation go unchallenged. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6189 ..................................................................... 2. Homeschooler Among Top Contestants on TV Show A remarkable talent and testimony for how God can use homeschoolers to make a difference in the culture, singer Scott MacIntyre has the rare opportunity to shine before a national audience. He will compete tonight as one of the top contestants on "American Idol." Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6215 ..................................................................... 3. Minnesota: Tight Budgets Translate into Better Laws Homeschoolers worked with legislators to trim Minnesota's fiscal burden by reducing bureaucracy for home educators. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6216 ..................................................................... 4. Michigan: School Threatens to List Homeschooler as High School Dropout HSLDA helped a high school student avoid being labeled a dropout simply because his parents decided to homeschool him. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6190 ..................................................................... 5. Texas: Group Told to Follow Day Care Regulations HSLDA helped a homeschool group challenge a social worker's misguided claim that it needed to comply with state day care laws. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6191 ..................................................................... 6. Discrimination Cut from Byrd Scholarship As college financial aid offices look to help students afford tuition costs, some homeschoolers are finding out about another funding source--the Byrd Scholarship--for the first time. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6192 ..................................................................... 7. Colorado: New Satellite School Memorandum Available for Members A new HSLDA members-only memorandum explains the law that allows parents to enroll their children in a Colorado "independent school" but teach them at home--without government interference. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6193 ..................................................................... 8. Florida: School District Creates False Evaluation Deadline In a dispute over an annual homeschool evaluation, HSLDA helped a family prove that they had complied with the law and that county officials were wrong. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6194 ..................................................................... 9. Nebraska: Governor to Homeschoolers: 'I'm proud of you!' The Nebraska governor praised homeschoolers for their efforts in helping defeat a bill that would have severely restricted the freedom to teach at home. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6217 ..................................................................... 10. Full-time Accounting Position HSLDA is accepting applications for a full-time accounting position at its Purcellville, Virginia, office. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6195 ..................................................................... 11. 'Home School Heartbeat': Homeschoolers and the National Guard Is your high school student considering career or education options after graduation? The Army National Guard might be a great option that he hasn't considered yet! This week on the program, homeschool dad and Guard recruiter Paul Douglas talks about why the National Guard wants homeschoolers to enlist. He explains some of the great college scholarship benefits available with Guard enlistment. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6196 ..................................................................... 12. Generation Joshua: Liberty's Call Generation Joshua is pleased to announce the release of our February edition of Liberty's Call. Check out the newsletter to learn why your teenager should attend the 2009 iGovern summer camp and to learn about former GenJ member Ty Fehrman, who is running for city council in his hometown of Mount Vernon, Ohio. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6218 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== March 1: South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale Chill Fails to Dampen Enthusiasm of Youngsters at Meet http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6197 March 1: The Washington Times, Washington, D.C. Homeschooled Hoopsters Hit the Road http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6198 February 26: WRAL-TV Channel 5, Raleigh, North Carolina Bill Pitches Scholastic Sports for Homeschooled Students http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6199 February 26: The State, Columbia, South Carolina Homeschooled Students Hone Debate Skills http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6200 February 26: The Independent, London, United Kingdom Is the Government Right to be Concerned About Homeschooling? http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6201 February 25: Atlantic News Telegraph, Atlantic, Iowa Homeschool Students Singing at Allen House http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6204 February 24: Deseret News, Salt Lake City, Utah Homeschool Bill Gets Preliminary OK http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6205 > Links do not imply endorsement. 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