<?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=RI&SN=Rhode Island&B=163]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA RSS Feed : Headlines]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>(c) 2009 HSLDA</copyright><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:01:59 EST</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[&lsquo;Civics&rsquo; in, Government and History out]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ri/200712130.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A welcome simplification to state education requirements means that Rhode Island homeschoolers only have to show that they teach "civics" every year, in lieu of several other related subjects.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[School District Files Truancy Charges against Out-of-District Homeschooler]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ri/200703210.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A simple failure in communication between two Rhode Island school districts dragged one single mom into truancy court in Rhode Island this February. Had it not been for HSLDA&rsquo;s intervention, the error would have resulted in a truancy conviction.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warwick Policy Improves Greatly with Homeschool Family Input]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ri/200701190.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Warwick school committee has adopted a new homeschool policy that is far more parent-friendly than the previous one.  The changes came about thanks in part to courageous homeschooling families and administrative officials who were patient and willing to listen.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[West Warwick Retreats from Time-on-Subject Demand]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ri/200701080.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[One of our attorneys helped a homeschooling family fight a demand that they specify how much time they would spend teaching their children individual subjects. Our intervention is also helping to correct the underlying problems that led to this unlawful demand.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 8 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official&rsquo;s Attempt to Impose State Content Standards Rebuffed]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ri/200612080.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Home School Legal Defense Association took action when officials in Warwick, Rhode Island tried to dictate what homeschoolers should teach their children.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 8 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSLDA Appeals After Board Tries to Shut Down a Homeschool]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ri/200605150.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Based on a restrictive interpretation of a vague state law, the West Warwick school committee voted to rescind a member family's right to homeschool. Home School Legal Defense Association is appealing.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burden Lifted From Principal's Shoulders]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ri/200604050.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A member family contacted us when the local school principal requested information that went beyond what state law authorized.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 5 Apr 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>