<?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) 2009 HSLDA</copyright><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:48:18 EST</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><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-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' new curriculum director is "reaching out" 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-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><item><title><![CDATA[Don't Mess With Homeschoolers!]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/mn/200604050.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Freedom-loving families in Minnesota have demonstrated this legislative season that they have what it takes to win the battle for liberty.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 5 Apr 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mounds View Brings Up the Rear]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/mn/200602240.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Mounds View School District in Minnesota keeps "insisting" that homeschool families turn in certain records or face the consequences. The Homeschool Legal Defense Association stands behind freedom-loving families that oppose this extra-legal requirement.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deadline Confusion]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/mn/200509150.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Some Minnesota school districts have been very forceful in their attempts to enforce deadlines for homeschool paperwork that fall earlier than the actual deadline proscribed by law.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Your Privacy!]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/mn/200507270.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Minnesota Legislature has finished its work for 2005, and homeschoolers need to brace themselves for an upcoming onslaught of advertising aimed at trying to entice them into government cyberschool programs.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>