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| Date: From: Subject: | 3/17/2009 4:31:41 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--Obama's Zero to Five Plan Doesn't Add Up |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> "I saved my entire membership fee with one discount" "We've been a Liberty Mutual customer for over 12 years. We called and asked about our HSLDA member discount and they lowered our premium by approx $95 per year...coincidentally the same amount as our HSLDA annual membership fee. Thought you'd want to know!!'" More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1107 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Legislative Update If you live in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, 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 17, 2009: 1. Washington Times Op-ed--Obama's Zero to Five Plan Doesn't Add Up 2. Ogden Confirmed as U.S. Deputy Attorney General 3. New Homeschool Family Required to Fill out Form 4. Truancy Notice Sent to Newly Enrolled Homeschool Student 5. School District Resists Parents' Efforts to Help Special Needs Son 6. Official Demands 8th-Grader Submit Complete High School Plan 7. Mission to Persecuted Christian Homeschoolers in Germany 8. Enroll in the National Bible Bee Now! 9. Homeschooler Advances in TV Competition 10. 'Home School Heartbeat': Working from Home ---[ Vision Forum Spring Savings up to 70% ]-------------------------- Stretch your dollar at Vision Forum! Through March 18, save 50%-70% on 200 Vision Forum best sellers and closeouts, plus enjoy 25%-45% discounts on 200 additional resources, including customer favorites such as "The Widow's Might" DVD and the All-American Boy's Crossbow. Don't miss this limited-time savings opportunity! http://www.hslda.org/alink.asp?ID=147 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... 1. Washington Times Op-ed--Obama's Zero to Five Plan Doesn't Add Up To no one's surprise, President Obama plans to ask Congress to spend billions of dollars on public education. His "Zero to Five Plan" targets early care, beginning with infants. But funding the Zero to Five Plan is simply more wasteful spending the country can ill afford. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6258 ..................................................................... 2. Ogden Confirmed as U.S. Deputy Attorney General On March 12, 2009, David Ogden was confirmed by a 65-28 vote in the U.S. Senate to be the U.S. deputy attorney general. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6259 ..................................................................... 3. Texas: New Homeschool Family Required to Fill out Form A new homeschooling family contacted HSLDA for help when public school officials demanded they fill out an unnecessary "notification" form. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6260 ..................................................................... 4. Illinois: Truancy Notice Sent to Newly Enrolled Homeschool Student HSLDA helped a member family refute truancy allegations that arose after they began homeschooling. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6261 ..................................................................... 5. Colorado: School District Resists Parents' Efforts to Help Special Needs Son When a family decided they could best educate their special needs son by homeschooling him, they were threatened with truancy charges. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6262 ..................................................................... 6. Iowa: Official Demands 8th-Grader Submit Complete High School Plan HSLDA helped a member family when they were mistakenly asked to submit four years' worth of academic planning to public school officials. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6263 ..................................................................... 7. Mission to Persecuted Christian Homeschoolers in Germany The Highlandlers, a group of Georgia homeschoolers, will be taking a mission team into Europe this summer. They were prompted by the persecution of American missionary families and German Christians who refuse to allow the state to both raise and educate their children. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6264 ..................................................................... 8. Enroll in the National Bible Bee Now! Contestant enrollment for the 2009 National Bible Bee competition is now open. Many local Bible Bees are starting to fill up, so the Bible Bee headquarters is urging you to enroll as soon as possible! The deadline for enrolling in this year's inaugural competition is April 30, 2009. Locate a Bible Bee near you: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6265 ..................................................................... 9. Homeschooler Advances in TV Competition Homeschooled musician Scott MacIntyre remains in the national spotlight after having advanced to the second round of the finalists' competition on the television show "American Idol." The gifted singer and pianist will be one of 11 contestants performing on tonight's show at 8 p.m. on Fox. ..................................................................... 10. 'Home School Heartbeat': Working from Home If you're considering a career as a work-at-home parent, the best place to start is by asking the right questions. Mike Smith raises several issues to consider as you make the decision and offers helpful suggestions and encouraging stories of other homeschooling parents who have made working from home work for them! Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6266 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== March 16: Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Wisconsin 'Homesteaders' Try to Produce all Their Own Food http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6267 March 16: Round Town News, Canary Islands Amazing Mum of 14 Creates a Series of Books http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6268 March 15: Press & Sun Bulletin, Binghamton, New York Actor Takes Spiritual Role in 'Living' Performance http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6269 March 15: The Signal, Valencia, California Learning Outside the Classroom http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6270 March 14: Duluth News Tribune, Duluth, Minnesota Homeschooling's Popular Here, and With More Ways to Do It http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6275 March 11: Mount Vernon News, Mount Vernon, Ohio Homeschooling: One Family's Experience http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6271 March 10: Daily Echo, Bournemouth, United Kingdom Why I Educate My Children at Home http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6272 March 10: The Telegraph, London, United Kingdom Deborah Drapper: Follow the Bible not the Beckhams http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6273 March 8: The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, California Youths' Idea to Spot Sierra Fires Will Get Global Attention http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6274 > Links do not imply endorsement. 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