<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[HSLDA | Headlines]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA RSS Feed : Headlines]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>(c) 2009 HSLDA</copyright><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:08:34 EST</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Calls Needed&mdash;House of Reps. to Vote on Health Care]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/docs/news/200911030.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on its final version of the health care reform legislation sometime this week.  HSLDA opposes this bill because it increases government intrusion into the home and could threaten parental rights.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attend the Fourth Annual CAP Training Day December 8]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/docs/news/200910280.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[With parental rights and homeschooling becoming more and more threatened by the growing power of the federal government, it is imperative that homeschool families become involved in the congressional process.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[&ldquo;Hate Crimes&rdquo; Included in Troop Funding Legislation]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/docs/news/200910130.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[On October 8, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a motion to include &ldquo;hate crimes&rdquo; in the National Defense Authorization Act to fund the troops.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate Finance Committee Begins Mark-Up&mdash;Calls Needed]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/docs/news/200909220.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Senate Finance Committee will start marking up its version of the health care bill September 22, 2009.  Urgent calls are needed to the members of the committee asking that the creation of home visitation programs, in Subtitle I, be taken out of the bill.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call Now to Oppose Federal Funding for Early Education Programs]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/elert/archive/2009/09/20090917121737.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote today or 
tomorrow on H.R. 3221, the &ldquo;Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act 
of 2009.&rdquo; This bill should be opposed for numerous reasons.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enlisting Help]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/docs/nche/Issues/M/Military_Enlistment.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[If you want to enlist in the U.S. military as a homeschool high school graduate, there are a few things you need to keep in mind.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Care Debate Continues]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/docs/news/200909150.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA is very concerned about H.R. 3200, the House version of the health care bill, because we see it as a dangerous threat to parental rights.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress Goes on August Recess without Voting on Health Care Reform]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/docs/news/200908110.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Congress left Washington, D.C. last week without voting on H.R. 3200, the health care reform bill. But HSLDA is still very concerned about the pending legislation.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calls Needed to Congress About National Healthcare Bill]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/docs/news/200907210.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Urgent calls are needed to the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate to oppose H.R. 3200, &ldquo;America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009.&rdquo;  Although this bill does not directly impact homeschool freedoms, it would significantly impact parental rights and early childhood education.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Government Should Stay out of Early Education]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/docs/news/200907200.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[As government increasingly seeks to supplant the private and family spheres, there is yet another form of federal intrusion on the rise: institutionalized early education.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[CEDAW and Homeschooling Families]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/docs/nche/Issues/U/UN_CEDAW_7162009.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is another UN convention that may be sent to the U.S. Senate for ratification, and would also threaten home educating families: the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>