<?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=MN&SN=Minnesota&B=152]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA RSS Feed : Headlines]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>(c) 2013 HSLDA</copyright><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:21:10 EST</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Social Worker Says &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll be Back!&rdquo; Attorney Says &ldquo;Make My Day&rdquo;]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/mn/201302010.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A social worker promised to return after gaining questionable entry into a home while an HSLDA member was away. HSLDA attorneys helped close the case quickly.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 1 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officer to Mom: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m Taking Your Children Into Custody Now&rdquo;]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/mn/201206010.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[When a police officer found homeschooled children playing outside, he assumed they were unsupervised and threatened to take them into custody. HSLDA helped resolve the case.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 1 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mom&rsquo;s Right, Company Listens to HSLDA]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/mn/201204170.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A letter from HSLDA persuaded a driving school to follow the law and enroll a homeschooled student without demanding extra &ldquo;proof&rdquo; that he really is home-educated.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trivial Allegations Funding Minnesota Social Work?]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/mn/201111070.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Social Workers in Minnesota told HSLDA they get $50 for every mental health assessment they complete.  This and unnecessary referrals to CPS by inexperienced professionals creates an unhealthy social dynamic.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 7 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[School District Seeks to be &ldquo;Partners&rdquo; with Homeschoolers]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/mn/200910280.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Homeschoolers are under no obligation to meet with public school officials beyond what is required by law. That includes &ldquo;partnership&rdquo; forums, such as the one proposed by the Brainerd district.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[College Battle Won Without a Fight]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/mn/200905280.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[When a homeschooled student mentioned he might have to contact HSLDA, a college admissions official stopped insisting the student get a GED in order to apply.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tight Budgets Translate into Better Laws for Homeschoolers]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/mn/200903030.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Homeschoolers worked with legislators to trim Minnesota&rsquo;s fiscal burden by reducing bureaucracy for home educators.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 3 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family Decides Price of Charter School&rsquo;s Free Education Is Too High]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/mn/200901230.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[One semester was all it took for the Smith family to realize that the virtual charter school they enrolled their children in was not as flexible or faith&mdash;friendly as genuine homeschooling.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public School Official Attempts to Recruit Homeschoolers]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/mn/200801070.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[In an attempt to regain state funds for his district, Faribault Public Schools&rsquo; new curriculum director is &ldquo;reaching out&rdquo; to homeschoolers.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 7 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Cost of &lsquo;Free&rsquo; Materials]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/mn/200712190.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[An HSLDA member thinks twice about using state&mdash;purchased textbooks when she is notified of labeling requirements.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[It Shouldn&rsquo;t Take a Lawyer]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/mn/200609180.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Some Minnesota school officials are insisting homeschoolers file paperwork earlier than the law requires. They tend to back down when one of our attorneys objects.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>