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| Date: From: Subject: | 5/3/2011 4:04:27 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Weekly Update--Who Should Issue the Diploma? |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> How many of your friends would pay your legal fees? As a member of HSLDA, you have 80,000 families standing with you to protect and advance homeschool freedoms in the United States and foreign countries. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Legislative Update If you live in Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, or Washington, 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 May 3, 2011 1. Who Should Issue the Diploma? 2. Court Drops Charges Against Family 3. Florida Joins States Calling for Parental Rights Amendment 4. Tom Minnery of Focus on the Family Speaking at iGovern West 5. Send in Your Best Ballads 6. National Bible Bee Registration Now Open! 7. "Home School Heartbeat": Interview with Liz Curry 8. Currently Featured on HSLDA's @home e-vents... ---[ Free e-book from AllAboutSpelling.com ]-------------------------- All About Spelling is an excellent multi-senory, logical program if you are just beginning to teach your child spelling, or if your child needs remedial help. Click the link below to get "Unlocking the Key to the Silent E" FREE! http://www.hslda.org/alink.asp?ID=348 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... 1. Missouri: Who Should Issue the Diploma? As graduation season approaches, HSLDA wishes to remind homeschooling parents they can rest assured concerning the validity of the diplomas they issue their students. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11061 ..................................................................... 2. Spain: Court Drops Charges Against Family A Spanish court dropped the case against a homeschool family after receiving hundreds of letters and emails from HSLDA families and homeschoolers around the world. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11062 ..................................................................... 3. Florida Joins States Calling for Parental Rights Amendment Florida has become the fifth state to pass a resolution calling on the U.S. Congress to send the Parental Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to the states for ratification. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11063 ..................................................................... 4. Tom Minnery of Focus on the Family Speaking at iGovern West This year Tom Minnery will join the lineup of speakers at iGovern West camp. GenJ is noted for its excellent speakers--past camps have featured conservative leaders such as Wendy Wright of Concerned Women for America and Morton Blackwell of the Leadership Institute. Tom Minnery is currently the senior vice president of government and public policy for Focus on the Family. As both an advocate for one of America's top pro-family organizations and as a founding member of the Alliance Defense Fund, Tom Minnery brings a wealth of knowledge and experience as a Christian leader in society. Check out our other camp speakers and register your students for iGovern West today. Speakers: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11064 West Registration: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11065 ..................................................................... 5. Send in Your Best Ballads Submissions are being accepted until June 1 for the 2011 HSLDA homeschool poetry contest. This year's competition requires students in all three age categories to compose original ballads inspired by various literary works. As always, cash prizes will be awarded. For guidelines and entry form: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11066 ..................................................................... 6. National Bible Bee Registration Now Open! Do something eternal with your family this summer. Enroll each of your children in the 2011 National Bible Bee Competition! The Bible Bee is a Scripture knowledge and memory competition in the context of family discipleship. Families use the age-appropriate Sword Study handbooks and correlating parent guidebooks to study together and gather locally with other families to prepare for their local contests, which will be held August 27. The top 100 from each of three age divisions will be invited to compete in the National Bible Bee Contest in November for prizes totaling $260,000. Get details and register: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11067 ..................................................................... 7. "Home School Heartbeat": Interview with Liz Curry Have you ever thought that homeschooling could never work for your situation? Think again! This week's guest shares from her heart--and years of experience--about the benefits of homeschooling and how you can do it . . . whether you're a single parent, a homeschooling parent with a full-time job, or simply trying to stretch your finances to include curriculum. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11068 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== May 2: The Courier-Times, Aurora, Illinois Area Homeschoolers Say Interest is Up http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11069 May 2: News-Sentinel, Knoxville, Tennessee Bill to Ease Homeschool Restrictions Gets Support http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11070 May 1: News-Leader, Staunton, Virginia Valley Students' Project Heads for National Contest http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11071 May 1: Ahwatukee Foothill News, Phoenix, Arizona Homeschooling Deemed "The Fastest Growing Segment of Education" http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11072 April 30: Sioux City Journal, Sioux City, Iowa Homeschooling Needs Different Graduation Parties http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11073 April 30: Suffolk News-Herald, Suffolk, Virginia Crusaders Going as Far as They Can http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11075 April 29: MyNorthwest.com Youngest Ever WSU Graduate Credits Homeschool http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11076 April 28: OneNewsNow Homeschool "Blanket Order" Struck Down http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11077 April 27: WCCB-TV Fox, Charlotte, North Carolina Homeschool Mom Says "Why the Controversy?" Over Sports Bill http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11078 April 26: The Desert Sun, Palm Springs, California As Class Sizes Rise, so Does Homeschooling http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11079 > Links do not imply endorsement. ..................................................................... 8. Currently Featured on HSLDA's @home e-vents... Who Am I in This World? Making an Impact as a Mom--Denise Mira http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11080 Two Birds with One Stone: Discovering PHC Prep--Adam Rohner http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11081 How My Philosophy of Parenting Has Changed Since 1975--HSLDA Chairman Michael Farris http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11082 If you have any questions, please visit http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=11083 or contact the @home e-vent team by emailing athome@hslda.org. 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