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| Date: From: Subject: | 2/9/2010 12:19:26 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--Defending Freedom Wherever it is Threatened |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> You can get a little latte or a lotta legal. With our new payment options, you can join HSLDA for as little as $10/month, less than the price of a cup of coffee a week. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Legislative Update If you live in Illinois, Michigan, Mississippi, Oklahoma, or South Dakota, 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 February 9, 2010: 1. Defending Freedom Wherever and Whenever it is Threatened 2. Bipartisan Support for Parental Rights 3. Homeschoolers Sought for German-American ePal Program 4. Homeschooling Bill in House of Representatives 5. New Online Academy Helps Prepare Your Teen for College 6. "Home School Heartbeat": Nurturing a Large Family 7. Next week on HSLDA's @home e-vents... ..................................................................... 1. Defending Freedom Wherever and Whenever it is Threatened The recent victory in the Romeike political asylum case demonstrates the positive impact HSLDA is having on homeschool freedom around the world. It also illustrates the effectiveness of our charitable arm, the Home School Foundation. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7646 ..................................................................... 2. Bipartisan Support for Parental Rights What do Virginia Republicans and Hawaii Democrats have in common? Sometimes more than Congress realizes, according to the latest from ParentalRights.org. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7647 ..................................................................... 3. Homeschoolers Sought for German-American ePal Program By joining the ePal program, American homeschoolers can gain a unique cultural learning experience while exposing German students to the advantages of home education. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7648 ..................................................................... 4. Brazil: Homeschooling Bill in House of Representatives A bill in the Brazilian congress would authorize homeschooling, but would subject it to the same controls and oversight as public education. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7649 ..................................................................... 5. New Online Academy Helps Prepare Your Teen for College Patrick Henry College Preparatory Academy is a distance learning program for homeschooled high schoolers that offers excellent academic instruction with a fully integrated Christian worldview. Visit our website to find out more and sign up for the college preparatory courses. Sign up now: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7650 ..................................................................... 6. "Home School Heartbeat": Nurturing a Large Family Academic, social, physical, and emotional development--all are factors in childrearing. And, with a large family, keeping everybody on track can be like assembling a jigsaw puzzle in a hurricane! This week, Marcia Somerville offers insights and encouragement from her own experience to help you keep all your kids on track in the various areas of their development! Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7651 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== February 7: The Record, Albany, New York Students Learn Design Skills Through LEGO Event http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7652 February 7: Parma Sun Post, Parma, Ohio Homeschooled Kids Make Valentines at Independence Library http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7653 February 5: The Economist Why Some Countries Welcome Children being Taught at Home and Others Don't http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7654 February 4: Jackson Citizen-Patriot, Jackson, Michigan Homeschoolers Feel Excluded from Jackson Legacy Scholarship Program http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7655 February 3: Reno Gazette-Journal, Reno, Nevada Homeschooled Students Top Regional Future City Contest http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7656 > Links do not imply endorsement. ..................................................................... 7. Next week on HSLDA's @home e-vents... Just for HSLDA members in Ohio: Don't miss HSLDA Attorney for the Buckeye State Mike Donnelly on Thursday, February 18, at 8:30 p.m. (ET) as he presents the information you need to comply with the law and to be prepared to defend your family in the event of unwelcome interactions with public authorities. Mike will discuss Ohio's homeschool regulations and review private education under Ohio's "08 regulation." Christian Home Educators of Ohio (CHEO) Acting Chairman Wayne Clark and CHEO Legislative Liaison Melanie Elsey will join Mike in a discussion about laws, legislation and issues Ohio homeschoolers should know about. Don't miss this free members-only event--you will have the opportunity to interact with Mike, Wayne, or Melanie, to ask questions, and to get answers. Sign up today--space is limited! There is still space for you to join this e-vent--sign up now to reserve your "seat"! To register, go to http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7657 . 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