<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[HSLDA | Top Stories]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/topstoriesarchive.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA RSS Feed : Top Stories]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>(c) 2012 HSLDA</copyright><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 11:19:50 EST</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Newborn Seized in Hospital by Police, Social Worker]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/pa/201203270.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Moms and dads should be able to ask for information about their newborn without having law enforcement officials called in to seize their baby.  It is time that such officials learn that being a good parent is a right not a privilege.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paper: Death By Homeschooling]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/oh/201204100.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[If coverage by the Dayton Daily News and other media organizations is any indication, Ohio homeschoolers may face attempts to enact more intrusive home education laws.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former HSLDA Intern Helps Solve Georgia Truancy Case]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ga/201205140.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA worked with one of its former interns&mdash;now an attorney&mdash;to defend a member against wrongful truancy charges.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Papal Delegation Says Homeschoolers Must be Free]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/docs/news/2012/201205140.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[The delegation to the United Nations responded to a &ldquo;disconcerting trend&rdquo; to downplay parental rights in favor of the state. HSLDA welcomes Vatican involvement in this issue.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mike Farris Defends Parental Rights on Fox News]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/docs/news/2012/201205080.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA Chairman Michael Farris appeared on national television Tuesday morning to defend parental rights in regard to yet another current and controversial topic&mdash;child obesity.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 8 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legislature Improves Homeschool Law]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ga/201205070.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[With the signature of Governor Nathan Deal on House Bill 39 on May 1, 2012, Georgia enacted significant improvements to its homeschool law.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 7 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSLDA Responds to SARB Hearing]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ca/201205070.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[When an HSLDA member decided to homeschool her special needs son, local public school officials tried to thwart her with truancy charges. HSLDA intervened.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 7 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Update in the Battle for Religious Freedom and Conscience Rights]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/docs/news/2012/201205020.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA urges you to contact members of Congress and ask them to support legislation that would preserve the freedom of religious employers to follow the dictates of their conscience.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 2 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Rule Ends College Admission Controversy]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/id/201205010.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Idaho State Board of Education has adopted a new rule that should quell the recent controversy about whether homeschoolers need a GED for college admission.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 1 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeschooling Mother&rsquo;s Name Removed from Registry]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/dc/201205010.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA showed that a homeschooling mom had complied with district law and should not be listed on a registry for child neglect.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 1 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hamblen County Misapplies Testing Requirement]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/tn/201204260.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA intervened on behalf of a member family after they received a letter from a local public school official advising them that it was necessary for their 7th grade  daughter to participate in state testing as a homeschool student.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
