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| Date: From: Subject: | 8/30/2011 5:08:59 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Three Big Policemen Pound on Door |
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- HSLDA's Weekly Update--Three Big Policemen Pound on Door ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Legislative Update If you live in Connecticut, New York, Oregon, 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 August 30, 2011: 1. Right to Privacy Protected at Front Door 2. Family Facing Court Needs Your Help 3. Global Human Rights Conference Includes Homeschooling 4. Fayette County Mandates Online Filings 5. Birth Date vs. Age on CPI Form 6. Protect Your Privacy--Use Only the State Form 7. Student Essay Contest Coming Soon 8. FREE 30-Day Menu Plan with HSF Cookbook! 9. September High School Teacher Training Session 10. Widows and Special Needs Children Grants Available 11. "Home School Heartbeat": Interviews with Homeschooling Bloggers 12. Currently Featured on HSLDA's @home e-vents... ---[ UExcel: Turn knowledge into credit ]----------------------------- With the UExcel credit-by-examination program, college-bound students can save money on tuition and earn 3-6 credits per exam. Eight UExcel exams are available year-round at thousands of testing centers. UExcel is an alliance between Excelsior College, an accredited higher-ed institution, and Pearson, the world leader in education. http://www.hslda.org/alink.asp?id=388 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... 1. Illinois: Right to Privacy Protected at Front Door A member family expressed their "deepest thanks" after Home School Legal Defense Association helped them confront a social worker investigating false allegations of abuse. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12198 ..................................................................... 2. Spain: Family Facing Court Needs Your Help Another Spanish family is in court for homeschooling. HSLDA urges members and friends to support them by signing an online petition. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12199 ..................................................................... 3. Germany: Global Human Rights Conference Includes Homeschooling For the first time in its 50-year history, the World Congress on the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy included homeschooling its agenda. Representatives from HSLDA and Patrick Henry College were there. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12200 ..................................................................... 4. Georgia: Fayette County Mandates Online Filings In a June letter to homeschooling families, the Fayette County Board of Education informed them that monthly attendance records for the 2011-2012 school year had to be submitted online. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12201 ..................................................................... 5. Iowa: Birth Date vs. Age on CPI Form Though the Iowa state form asks for a child's birth date, families who wish to keep this information confidential may prefer to report simply the child's age as of September 15. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12202 ..................................................................... 6. Maryland: Protect Your Privacy--Use Only the State Form Individual public school districts often devise their own homeschooling notice of consent forms. Some of these, however, request information not required by state law. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12203 ..................................................................... 7. Student Essay Contest Coming Soon HSLDA is excited to announce our 10th annual essay contest! This contest is designed to give students the opportunity to develop their writing skills and showcase their talents at the same time. Cash prizes are awarded to the top five entries in each category, and the top essays are posted online. For guidelines and entry form: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12204 ..................................................................... 8. FREE 30-Day Menu Plan with HSF Cookbook! Save $6 and get a summertime menu plan when you purchase "Family Favorites from the Homeschool Kitchen!" All profits will go to help needy families through HSF. Offer ends tomorrow, August 31, 2011. Order today! http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12205 ..................................................................... 9. September High School Teacher Training Session Are you registered for the upcoming September 17 HSLDA "High School At Home: The Basics" seminar at Patrick Henry College? The deadline (September 7) is fast approaching and space is still available. Come join us! Register online: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12206 ..................................................................... 10. Home School Foundation: Widows and Special Needs Children Grants Available Do you know a homeschooling widow in need or a homeschool family with special needs children? They may be eligible for help from the Home School Foundation. August 31 is the deadline for enrollment in the Special Needs Children's Fund. The Widow's Fund will continue open enrollment through September. Visit our website to learn more about these funds and contact us with any questions. Get Help: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12129 Give Help: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12130 ..................................................................... 11. "Home School Heartbeat": Interviews with Homeschooling Bloggers Homeschooling is constantly changing and updating, right along with the families who do it! And many moms have taken to the Web to give their readers a picture of what homeschooling looks like, these days. This week on the program, Mike Farris talks to several bloggers about portraying homeschooling to a wide readership, and how their readers have responded. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12207 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== August 29: Waikato Times, Waikato, New Zealand In a Class of Their Own http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12208 August 28: Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Virginia Across N.C., Homeschooling Keeps Growing http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12211 August 28: Reporter-News, Abilene, Texas Home to School: Abilene Mom Kay Orr Tells of Joy She Experienced http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12212 August 27: Gaston Gazette, Gaston, North Carolina Homeschool Numbers on the Rise http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12213 August 26: Bexley Times, Bexley, United Kingdom Bexley Homeschooling Scheme for Children at Risk of Bullying http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12214 August 25: Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, Utah Homeschooling Flourishes in Davis County http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12215 August 24: TCPalm.com Sebastian Parents Balk at Dress Code, Opt to Homeschool Their 6-year-old Daughter http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12216 > Links do not imply endorsement. ..................................................................... 12. Currently Featured on HSLDA's @home e-vents... Upcoming E-vents: A Call to Action: Is More Oversight Coming to Mountaineer Homeschooling? --HSLDA Staff Attorney Michael Donnelly http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12217 Q&A with the President--HSLDA President J. Michael Smith http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12218 Helping Children Who are People Pleasers--Lou Priolo http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12225 On-Demand E-vents: Goal Setting: The First Step to Success--Alan Hudson http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12219 If you have any questions, please visit http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=12220 or contact the @home e-vent team by emailing athome@hslda.org. FEATURED HSLDA PerX - Homeschooling Today Magazine ===================================================================== Homeschooling Today(r) magazine, a distinctively Christian home education periodical, full of encouragement, lesson ideas, news and events. One of the most comprehensive publications available! 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