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| Date: From: Subject: | 3/30/2010 4:44:59 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update-- Education Savings Accounts Still Present Problem |
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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 Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Oklahoma or New York, 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 30, 2010: 1. Education Savings Accounts Still Present Problem 2. Consumer Product Safety Commission Update 3. Generation Joshua: Last Chance to Join Before Family Pricing Change 4. Couple Receive Criminal Conviction for Homeschooling 5. Need Help with Math? Get the Struggling Learner Newsletter! 6. PHC's "A Call to Pens" Winners Announced 7. Visit Redesigned Foundation Website for Chance to Win Cookbook! 8. National Bible Bee Extends Host Application Deadline 9. "Home School Heartbeat": Raising Real Men 10. Next week on HSLDA's @home e-vents... ---[ 55% Off Vision Forum's History of the Word Mega-Pack! ]---------- Through April 1, 2010, save 55% on Vision Forum’s Expanded History of the World MegaPack. This 10-DVD, 64-CD, 127-page study guide collection of scholarly, yet accessible resources explains God’s providence throughout world history, examining the past to reveal His story for mankind. Enter coupon HOWMP during checkout and pay just $169 -- that’s $208 off retail! http://www.hslda.org/alink.asp?ID=215 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... 1. Education Savings Accounts Still Present Problem Homeschoolers are still being discriminated against by rules governing Education Saving Accounts, despite efforts by HSLDA to have these federal laws changed. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7948 ..................................................................... 2. Consumer Product Safety Commission Update Many homeschoolers were concerned last year when the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued new restrictive rules about lead and chemicals in products. Congress and the CPSC have been working on lessening this burden on small family businesses. An independent organization, Product Safety Letter, has put together a 30-question survey on proposed legislation and is seeking input from small businesses, consumers, and trade organizations. If this issue is of interest to you, we encourage you to take a few minutes to complete the survey. The deadline to complete the survey is March 31, 2010. Take the survey: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7949 ..................................................................... 3. Generation Joshua: Last Chance to Join Before Family Pricing Change The Generation Joshua 10-year family membership pricing will be restructured in one week. If you want to take advantage of our amazing assortment of new programs, attend the iGovern leadership camps, participate in the student action teams in the fall, and save $200, be sure to join Generation Joshua before April 1. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7950 ..................................................................... 4. Brazil: Couple Receive Criminal Conviction for Homeschooling Despite the fact that his children passed difficult government imposed tests, and even qualified for law school at the ages of 13 and 14, homeschooler Cleber Nunes and his wife Bernadeth have been slapped with fines equivalent to $3,200 for refusing to submit their children to the Brazilian school system. (LifeSiteNews.com) Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7951 ..................................................................... 5. Need Help with Math? Get the Struggling Learner Newsletter! Does your child struggle with math? Subscribe to HSLDA's free monthly email newsletter and receive timely, vital information that will make homeschooling your struggling learner so much easier. For example, you may want to explore the many helpful, pain-free teaching ideas in the November 2008 newsletter, "Attacking the Math Monster." Subscribe now! http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7953 Browse the archives: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7954 ..................................................................... 6. PHC's "A Call to Pens" Winners Announced Some 250 students throughout the United States responded to the call of engaging the culture through thoughtful, creative short stories rooted in the wisdom of God's Word, in this year's Patrick Henry College's "A Call to Pens" short story competition. See the results: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7955 ..................................................................... 7. Visit Redesigned Foundation Website for Chance to Win Cookbook! The Home School Foundation just finished a complete redesign of their website. Check it out at http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7910 . Read testimonies, browse the news page, and explore the many ways God is using the Foundation to bless homeschoolers all across the world. As a bonus, the Foundation will be giving away three homeschool cookbooks, "Family Favorites from the Homeschool Kitchen," to names drawn from those registered for the Foundation Report Newsletter. So subscribe and have your friends subscribe for a chance to win! Read more and subscribe: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7911 ..................................................................... 8. National Bible Bee Extends Host Application Deadline There is still time to help families strengthen their relationships with Jesus Christ. The National Bible Bee is seeking hosts to lead and prepare families for local Bible Bee contests, which will be held across the nation on August 28, 2010. Hosts organize a team of volunteers to support families as they invest in Bible study, Scripture memorization and prayer throughout the summer, and to organize the Local Contest which challenges contestants' Bible memory and Bible knowledge. The top-scoring 100 contestants from three age divisions will be invited to compete in the National Bible Bee Contest in November for prizes totaling $260,000. Learn more and apply: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7956 ..................................................................... 9. "Home School Heartbeat": Raising Real Men If your home is full of noise, energy, dirt, and adventure, you've probably got boys! So what do you do with them? Hal and Melanie Young say, raise real men! Parents of six boys and two girls, Hal and Melanie join Mike Smith to discuss how to encourage manliness and appreciate the virtues of your sons. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7957 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== March 28: The Huntsville Times, Huntsville, Alabama Numbers Growing for Homeschools http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7959 March 26: Gazette-Journal, Reno, Nevada Reno Teen Wins National High School Essay Contest http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7960 March 24: The Herald Bulletin, Anderson, Indiana Local Homeschoolers to Present Romantic Comedy http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7961 March 24: The Times, London, United Kingdom Exiled: The Parents Who Dared to Teach at Home http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7962 March 24: Uppsala Nya Tidning The Family Who Has School in Their Living Room http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7963 > Links do not imply endorsement. ..................................................................... 10. Next week on HSLDA's @home e-vents... Climbing trees, finding bugs, dirty hands used for big hugs--oh, the joys of raising boys! But how do we raise these boys in such a way that they become real men of God? More specifically, how do we raise real men in a culture that is intent on blurring the lines between male and female? On Tuesday, April 6, @ 9:00 p.m. (ET), veteran homeschooling leaders and parents Hal and Melanie Young answer these questions in their @home e-vent, Raising Real Men. The Youngs share how it is more crucial than ever that Christian fathers and mothers make an intentional and counter-cultural move to raise real men to serve God, family, and country in the challenging years ahead. Don't miss your chance to hear Hal and Melanie explain the threat to our boys' masculine identity and the biblical solution--as well as the opportunity to train real leaders for the next generation. FREE E-VENTS Later in the week, we have three e-vents that are free to HSLDA members! In each of these state-specific e-vents, the HSLDA attorney representing the state will clarify its unique homeschooling legal issues and answer your particular questions. > Arkansas members have the chance to hear HSLDA attorney Dewitt Black on Wednesday, April 7, @ 11:00 a.m. (ET). > HSLDA attorney Mike Donnelly addresses West Virginians on Thursday, April 8 @ 3:00 p.m. (ET). > Lastly, on Friday, April 9 @ 3:00 p.m. (ET), we have a special e-vent for HSLDA members in Kansas with HSLDA attorney Scott Woodruff. Don't miss these exciting e-vents! Sign up now to reserve your "seat"! To register, go to http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7964 . If you have any questions, please contact the @home e-vent coordinator at webinars@hslda.org. FEATURED HSLDA PerX - God' s World News ====================================================================== 15% Discount on the only weekly, full-color papers that give kids a Christian viewpoint on the news – like WORLD Magazine. 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