<?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) 2013 HSLDA</copyright><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 05:59:38 EST</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Scholarship Opportunity: Right to Life Oratory Contest]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ri/201303110.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Homeschooled students are eligible to compete for scholarships in a pro-life oratory contest.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Back on Track in West Warwick]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ri/201212070.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA helped to facilitate a resolution after five families did not receive an acknowledgment from the West Warwick school district for their homeschool programs.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 7 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chariho to Stop Publishing Homeschool Family Names]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ri/201110240.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[After being contacted by HSLDA, a public school committee agreed to stop printing in public records names and other information about homeschooling families.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portsmouth is &ldquo;Off&rdquo; to the Races]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ri/201108081.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Requests by Portsmouth public schools that homeschoolers identify the race of the children is out of bounds.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 8 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Compulsory School Attendance Age Rises to 18, With Two Exceptions]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ri/201108080.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A new law means homeschool students are now subject to compulsory school attendance laws until age 18. Two exceptions are available at age 16.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 8 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Picking and Choosing of Services in IEP, Per Commissioner]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ri/201102040.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Rhode Island Department of Education recently stated that a homeschooler enrolled in a public school IEP program cannot pick and choose among the special education and related services in their IEP.  They must take all or nothing.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 4 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cranston Drops &ldquo;Family Registration Form&rdquo; Demand]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ri/201010200.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A Cranston area public school official agreed to stop sending a letter to homeschoolers that requests unnecessary personal information.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Kingstown Corrects &ldquo;Ambush&rdquo; Policy]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ri/201004130.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[On April 5 the North Kingstown School Committee adopted a favorable homeschool policy, thus making amends for &ldquo;ambushing&rdquo; the homeschool community last year with onerous policy changes.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truancy Threatened Over &ldquo;Locator Card&rdquo;]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ri/201004050.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA helped to resolve an erroneous request by a local assistant school superintendent that escalated into the threat of truancy charges.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 5 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Kingstown&rsquo;s &ldquo;Registration&rdquo; Mandate Slapped Down]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ri/201002250.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[The work toward reforming the North Kingstown homeschool policy took a big step forward when the state Commissioner of Education sided with homeschoolers in regard to registration.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[East Providence Guarantees &ldquo;Heads Up&rdquo; for Policy Changes]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ri/200912100.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[East Providence recently became the first town in Rhode Island to adopt a written policy guaranteeing that homeschoolers will be notified before changes to the policy are considered.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>