<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[HSLDA | Headlines]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/headlinearchive.asp?S=PA&SN=Pennsylvania&B=146]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA RSS Feed : Headlines]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>(c) 2009 HSLDA</copyright><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:32:27 EST</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Change in Approved List of Standardized Tests]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/pa/200906250.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Pennsylvania&rsquo;s law governing home education programs requires standardized testing in grades 3, 5, and 8. The list of approved tests has been revised.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeschool Bill Introduced]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/pa/200905040.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Early in April, several representatives introduced legislation that would significantly improve the homeschool law of Pennsylvania.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 4 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[School Districts Mandate More Standardized Testing]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/pa/200809243.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Officials in a pair of public school districts tried to make homeschoolers administer standardized tests in more grade levels than are required by law.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evaluator Qualifications Misunderstood]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/pa/200809242.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA was able to help clear up a misunderstanding at two school districts concerning the qualifications for evaluators of home education programs.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[School District Tries To Stop Homeschooling]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/pa/200809241.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA assisted four member families in Central Dauphin School District at the beginning of the school year after they received a letter from a school official telling them to stop homeschooling.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parent-Designated Grade Level Challenged]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/pa/200809240.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[When public school officials objected to a homeschool family allowing their son to skip sixth grade, HSLDA pointed out that homeschoolers are not subject to public school grade placement policies.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court Rules Homeschoolers&rsquo; Religious Freedom Not Violated]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/pa/200808210.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that Pennsylvania&rsquo;s burdensome homeschooling laws do not violate the religious freedoms of home educators.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Superintendent Terminates Home Education Program Without Authority]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/pa/200711190.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A public school superintendent tried to revoke a member family's right to homeschool after they ignored his unauthorized demand that they submit quarterly reports.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[School Districts Attempt To Impose Unauthorized Testing]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/pa/200711010.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA intervened when several school districts in Pennsylvania attempted to impose additional, unauthorized standardized testing requirements on homeschooling families.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 1 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[School District Threatens to Destroy Portfolios]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/pa/200709120.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA intervened when public school officials said they would destroy portfolios submitted by homeschoolers if the documents were not retrieved by a certain date.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good Homeschool Bill Introduced]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/pa/200706200.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Introduced on May 8, House Bill 1273 would significantly improve the homeschool law of Pennsylvania, one of the most restrictive laws in the nation.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>