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| Date: From: Subject: | 1/10/2012 4:29:55 PM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA Weekly: Truancy Charges Dismissed |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> How many acorns can a chipmunk hold in its cheeks? We don't know! But we do know that gathering little by little enables ordinary folks to prepare for hard times. That principle is behind HSLDA's payment plan: by paying a month at a time, families can receive an annual HSLDA membership. Meanwhile, they can feel secure as they homeschool and focus on other priorities -- their children. Don't go nuts trying to pay for membership all at once. Choose one of our convenient payment plans. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1937 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Legislative Update If you live in Alabama, Hawaii, New Jersey, New York, 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 January 10, 2012: 1. Truancy Charges Dismissed 2. LEA Adds Testing for Homeschoolers 3. Widows Say, "Thanks!" 4. PHC Distance Learning Bolsters Mind, Spirit 5. Essay Contest Winners Focus on Endurance 6. Student Artists--Send in Your Entries! 7. A Call to Pens Short Story Contest! 8. Now Available! Class of 2012 T-shirts! 9. "Home School Heartbeat": Constitutional Literacy for We the People 10. Next week on HSLDA's @home e-vents... ---[ Great Deal on SAT/ACT Prep Software ]---------------------------- eKnowledge, supported by NFL and MLB players, is donating $200 SAT & ACT PowerPrep(tm) programs to HSLDA members. There is a nominal charge of $17.55 for registration, licensure, processing and distribution. For further info: 951-256-4076, LoriCaputo@eknowledge.com http://www.hslda.org/alink.asp?id=429 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... 1. California: Truancy Charges Dismissed Public school officials had a Home School Legal Defense Association member charged with truancy, even though she was legally homeschooling. We helped get the charges dismissed. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=13255 ..................................................................... 2. Tennessee: LEA Adds Testing for Homeschoolers HSLDA has thwarted a local education agency's attempt to impose unauthorized state testing on homeschool students. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=13256 ..................................................................... 3. Widows Say, "Thanks!" Every year, the Home School Foundation http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=13258 sends Christmas gifts to homeschooling widows they have helped over the course of the last year--just as a way to bless and remind them that God cares for them. Some of these moms left precious messages telling how much our Christmas gifts meant to them. For everyone who has given to the Foundation over the years, these thank-yous are for you! Listen: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=13257 ..................................................................... 4. Patrick Henry College Distance Learning Bolsters Mind, Spirit Patrick Henry College's Distance Learning program incorporates rigorous academics with a distinctly Christian worldview to create a fulfilling learning experience for college students seeking to enrich both their mind and spirit. Sign up January 12-20 for the Spring 2012 semester. Recently added to the course listing is CLA201: Research and Writing, taught by Professor Erin Brown Conroy. For more information email Admissions@phc.edu or DistanceLearning@phc.edu. Register for classes on the PHC student portal: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=13259 ..................................................................... 5. Essay Contest Winners Focus on Endurance Judges were impressed in 2011 with the many excellent essays about people persevering through troubling times. The top 15 are posted on HSLDA's website. Read the winning essays: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=13260 ..................................................................... 6. Student Artists--Send in Your Entries! HSLDA's 10th annual student art contest is underway, and we'd love to have your participation. For guidelines and entry form: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=13261 ..................................................................... 7. A Call to Pens Short Story Contest! Take up your pens and prepare to write! Patrick Henry College is pleased to announce its fourth annual short story competition, A Call to Pens. Students ages 12-18 are invited to participate. For more information, view the contest announcement and guidelines on our website. Deadline is February 1. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=13262 ..................................................................... 8. Now Available! Class of 2012 T-shirts! Let your student celebrate in style all year with our unique t-shirts designed just for the 2012 homeschool graduate! Order now: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=13263 ..................................................................... 9. "Home School Heartbeat": Constitutional Literacy for We the People Constitutional education is not just for schoolchildren. This week on "Home School Heartbeat," host Mike Farris discusses why adults need to know the Constitution in order to preserve liberty today and for the future. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=13264 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== January 6: WDRB-TV, Louisville, Kentucky Mom Decides to Homeschool Autistic Child after Duffel Bag Incident http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=13265 January 6: KTNV-TV Channel 13, Las Vegas, Nevada Homeschool Mom Gets Appointed to New State Board http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=13266 January 5: The Topeka Capital-Journal, Topeka, Kansas Homeschool Experience Shaped K-State's Klein http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=13267 January 3: Kalamazoo Gazette, Kalamazoo, Michigan What the U.S. Census Says about Homeschool Families http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=13268 > Links do not imply endorsement. ..................................................................... 10. Currently Featured on HSLDA's @home e-vents... Featured On-Demand E-vents: LATIN--The Secret Tool of Successful Students--Barbara Beers http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=13269 A Fresh Look at Reading in the Younger Years--MaryAnn Gaver http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=13270 The Four Deadly Errors of Teaching Writing--Andrew Pudewa http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=13271 The Science Solution: Giving a Solid Science Education--Jeannie Fulbright http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=13272 If you have any questions, please visit http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=13273 or contact the @home e-vent team by emailing athome@hslda.org. FEATURED HSLDA PerX - Kidtest.com ====================================================================== An online academic assessment company fulfilling all your testing and education product needs, with up to 32% discounts on tests to HSLDA members and HSF Friends of Home Schooling. Our advanced benchmarked tests easily identify academic strengths and areas for improvement. 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