<?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=MA&SN=Massachusetts&B=149]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA RSS Feed : Headlines]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>(c) 2013 HSLDA</copyright><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 08:32:10 EST</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Do Superintendents Get Lonely?]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ma/201302190.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA helped a homeschool family whose approval was held up by an apparently &ldquo;lonely&rdquo; school superintendent who insisted on an unlawful meeting.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeschoolers Pack School Committee Meeting]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ma/201208280.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[School district officials will now reconsider a restrictive policy after hearing from local homeschoolers and HSLDA&rsquo;s Massachusetts attorney.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[District Makes Positive Change After Contact from HSLDA]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ma/201106070.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A public school official retracted her demand for mid&mdash;year homeschool progress reports after HSLDA intervened.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 7 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeschooling for Sick Children&mdash;HSLDA Defends It]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ma/201105060.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA intervened on behalf of two families who endured bureaucratic interference when they decided to homeschool children with chronic illnesses.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 6 May 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Child Sweeps in Like a Storm!]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ma/201101130.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A documentary film about the need for a parental rights amendment is taking the Bay State by storm.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lsquo;One Bruise Too Many&rsquo; Says Pediatrician]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ma/200906100.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[An HSLDA member family was told that because their son had too many bruises a report would have to be filed with Child Protective Services.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Educating the Educators]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ma/200610310.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A homeschooling parent in Massachusetts used our website to help educate the local public school superintendent as to why his demands were outside the law.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Special Education Students Assisted]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ma/200610250.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[When a pair of families felt overwhelmed in trying to withdraw their special needs students from the public school system, they called us. We were able to help them continue homeschooling without further complications.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Personnel, New Problems]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ma/200608150.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Changes in public school personnel sometimes spell trouble for Massachusetts homeschoolers. One member family recently met resistance when she sent in a fairly standard notice of her intent to educate her child at home.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making Progress with DSS]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ma/200604190.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thanks to interventions by Home School Legal Defense Association, the Department of Social Services has taken a huge step towards recognizing the right of parents to educate their children at home.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Homeschooling Neglect?]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ma/200601100.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Home School Legal Defense Association attorneys successfully reversed a neglect ruling brought against one homeschooling family. But the battle against a troublesome "advance approval" law continues.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>