<?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=MD&SN=Maryland&B=154]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA RSS Feed : Headlines]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>(c) 2009 HSLDA</copyright><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:11:15 EST</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Montgomery County Imposes New 80&ndash;20 Rule?]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/md/200903310.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA is investigating an apparently unlawful homeschool policy change by Montgomery County public school officials.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Bills Diverged In a Yellow Wood]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/md/200803140.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A pair of Maryland bills are motivated by good intentions toward home education, but one includes a dangerous definition that could be used against homeschooling.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Somerset County Will Stop Seeking Unauthorized Curriculum Information]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/md/200710090.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[The superintendent of Somerset County Public Schools recently sent a letter and form to homeschool families asking whether they had made any changes in their curriculum. Counties are not authorized by law to seek this information.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 9 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baltimore County Offers Freebies In Exchange for Freedom]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/md/200709200.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Homeschoolers in Baltimore County should be wary of the local school district's "virtual instruction" program. Public school at home programs such as this one offer free resources, but then restrict the freedom of parents to direct their children's education.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Homeschool Student Drivers Face Extra Red Tape]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/md/200709180.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[All students under age 16, including homeschool students, now have an additional hoop to jump through to get a learner&rsquo;s driver permit&mdash;but it could have been worse.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Bureaucrats Hate to Give Up Control]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/md/200709050.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Public school officials in Pennsylvania insisted that a member family provide information about their homeschool despite the fact they had moved to Maryland. We helped the family resist the unfounded demands.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 5 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legislative Wrap-up&mdash;Special Education Bill Nearly Passes]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/md/200706280.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[The brightest hope for homeschool families to get fair and equal access to special education services, Senate Bill 116, came agonizingly close to enactment before time ran out in the legislature.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[State High Court Protects Parents Against In-law Intrusion]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/md/200701180.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Maryland's high court overturned state judicial precedent to uphold the fundamental right of parents to decide what's best for their children. Home School Legal Defense Association protects this underlying right in order to protect the right to home education itself.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flaws Repaired in Child Attorney Bill]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/md/200605220.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Homeschoolers helped us persuade lawmakers to change a bill which would have allowed judges to interfere with healthy, intact families.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harford County Drops Demand]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/md/200605100.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A member family contacted us when a public school official asked for information that was not required by law.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSLDA Confronts Harford County's Child Interrogation Tactics]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/md/200604050.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A member family contacted us after a public school official tried to interview their children for evidence of abuse. We phoned the official, who said he had been told to use these tactics on homeschooling families.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 5 Apr 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>