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| Date: From: Subject: | 8/7/2012 4:50:13 PM Mike Farris--HSLDA HSLDA Weekly--Help Ensure Victory over UN Treaty |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> What's the shortest distance between two homeschoolers? HSLDA's elert service! When threats to homeschool freedoms arise, you want to be able to respond. We make it possible. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Legislative Update If you live in Alabama, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York or Oklahoma, 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 7, 2012: 1. UN Treaty Update: Visit Senators at Home to Ensure Victory! 2. False Truancy Charges Dismissed 3. Missouri Western Grants Early Admission after HSLDA Intervenes 4. Harford Makes Several Changes at HSLDA's Request 5. 11 Days Left to Sign up for Advanced Teen Learning 6. Ready for the New Debate Season? 7. Your Art Could Bless a Widow for Christmas 8. "Home School Heartbeat": You Can Preschool! 9. Next week on HSLDA's @home e-vents... ---[ TELL ME MORE Homeschool Edition ]-------------------------------- Award-winning homeschool foreign language learning software that uses state-of-the-art speech recognition, dozens of activities, and thousands of exercises to bring your student to fluency in a foreign language. From now through September 1, TELL ME MORE Homeschool Edition is 20% off when you use promo code 8HSLDA at the link below or by calling (888) 388-3535. http://www.hslda.org/alink.asp?id=514 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... 1. UN Treaty Update: Visit Senators at Home to Ensure Victory! Thanks to your efforts a Senate vote on a dangerous UN treaty has been delayed. We urge you to contact your senators in their home offices to ensure victory for parental rights. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=15393 ..................................................................... 2. On the Case: False Truancy Charges Dismissed A public school district's mistaken refusal to accept a mom's homeschool paperwork resulted in truancy charges. Home School Legal Defense Association helped get the charges dropped. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=15394 ..................................................................... 3. Missouri Western Grants Early Admission after HSLDA Intervenes HSLDA helped a homeschool student overcome an unfair policy and earn early admission to a state university nursing program. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=15395 ..................................................................... 4. Maryland: Harford Makes Several Changes at HSLDA's Request Working on behalf of a homeschool family, HSLDA persuaded public school officials to stop certain onerous and unlawful requests for information. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=15396 ..................................................................... 5. 11 Days Left to Sign up for Advanced Teen Learning Your teen can still sign up for Advanced Placement courses online with Patrick Henry College Preparatory Academy. These courses are designed and overseen by Patrick Henry College professors and other professionals. They feature weekly interaction and personal feedback from classroom teachers to help your student experience high-level learning and the chance to gain college credit. And as a member of HSLDA, you get $100 off a two-semester course and $50 off a one-semester course. Also ... from August 6 to August 12, get free shipping on book orders over $99! Learn more: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=15397 ..................................................................... 6. Ready for the New Debate Season? Introduce your student to the art of debate with "An Introduction to Policy Debate" by Christy Shipe. "A Christian student's purpose in learning the art of debate should always be to develop life skills that will help him or her glorify God and love others, whether by defending God's truth, standing up for the needy, or persuading lost people to come to the Savior."--Preface Order now! http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=15398 ..................................................................... 7. Your Art Could Bless a Widow for Christmas Would you like to participate in the Home School Foundation's annual Christmas Card Contest? There is still time! The deadline has been extended through August 15, and we would love to have your entry. Remember, there's no fee, and this contest is for adults and older teens. Winning entries will be used for the Christmas cards that HSF sends to widows and their families. Details: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=15399 ..................................................................... 8. "Home School Heartbeat": You Can Preschool! Have a preschooler at home? On this week's "Home School Heartbeat," HSLDA's Early Years consultant Vicki Bentley shares ways to take advantage of all the educational opportunities available during your child's early years, including how to structure and emphasize important basic lessons during his playtime. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=15400 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== August 3: HuffingtonPost.com Arkansas Homeschool Students Now Eligible To Play High School Sports, Participate In Other Activities http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=15401 August 3: WALB-TV, Montgomery, Alabama Homeschoolers Get Ready for New Year http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=15402 > Links do not imply endorsement. ..................................................................... 9. Upcoming Live E-vents: Live Free: Understanding New Hampshire's New Homeschool Law--HSLDA Staff Attorney Mike Donnelly http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=15403 Getting to Know the Chronicles of Narnia--HSLDA Senior Counsel Scott Woodruff http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=15404 Featured On-Demand E-vents: Developing the Essayist--Lesha Myers http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=15405 Spelling and the Brain--Andrew Pudewa http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=15406 If you have any questions, please visit http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=15407 or contact the @home e-vent team by emailing athome@hslda.org. FEATURED HSLDA PerX - Home School Digest ====================================================================== Receive over 40% off this nationally recognized homeschool quarterly that promotes godly character, family discipleship, and developing a biblical worldview. 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