<?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=AZ&SN=Arizona&B=165]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA RSS Feed : Headlines]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>(c) 2009 HSLDA</copyright><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:52:24 EST</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Scholarship Held Up]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/az/200903310.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA helped a homeschool graduate qualify for a college scholarship without having to have his academic credentials &ldquo;verified&rdquo; by a third party.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family Almost Loses Benefits]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/az/200803060.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Recently a homeschooling family was told they could lose some benefits from the Arizona Department of Economic Services because an affidavit of homeschooling is not proof of attending school. HSLDA wrote a letter on behalf of our member family to help demonstrate that homeschooling was taking place and was legally sufficient under Arizona law.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 6 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Rules Social Worker Fear Tactics Unconstitutional]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/az/200710220.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A federal court in Arizona has ruled that an unsupported threat to place children in custody, made to coerce cooperation with a social services investigation, violates the constitutional guarantee of family privacy and integrity.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attempt to Raise School Age Fails]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/az/200704270.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Homeschoolers in Arizona reacted quickly again this year to an HSLDA e-lert warning of a bill that could restrict parental freedom. A flood of phone calls and other messages helped persuade state lawmakers not to raise the compulsory school attendance age.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[County Revises Form]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/az/200611030.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[After notifying their county superintendent that their son had graduated from homeschool, a member family received a letter insisting they had to submit a notarized withdrawal form. The family didn't think they were required to submit this form, and they were right.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 3 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parental Rights Protected]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/az/200602280.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Homeschool families united to lobby against a bill that threatened unprecedented erosion of parental rights.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family Receives Visit from Superintendent]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/az/200510280.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A Home School Legal Defense Association member family in Yavapai County recently received a visit from the county superintendent because he had received a report that their child had special needs.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Superintendent Urges Testing]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/az/20050305250.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A Home School Legal Defense Association member family in Apache County received a letter from the county superintendent requesting that their children take the Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) test. Confused and a little worried, the family called HSLDA Attorney Thomas Schmidt for help.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>