<?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=KS&SN=Kansas&B=166]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA RSS Feed : Headlines]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>(c) 2009 HSLDA</copyright><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:02:21 EST</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Homeschoolers Win By-Right Admission to State Colleges]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ks/200904010.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Though homeschoolers score four grade levels above others on standardized tests, Kansas homeschoolers have always been second-class citizens when it comes to admission to their own state colleges&mdash;until now.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 1 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sheriff Rejects Homeschool Grad]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ks/200808290.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Timely intervention by an HSLDA attorney helped a homeschool graduate fulfill his ambition of becoming a law enforcement officer.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rep. Colloton Misfires on Citizenship Training]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ks/200707091.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Studies prove what one state legislator evidently doesn&rsquo;t realize: Homeschooled students tend to be more involved in civics and community service than their counterparts.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 9 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prosecutor Wants Homeschool Family to Register Every Year]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ks/200707090.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA intervened on behalf of a member family that was accused of failing to register its homeschool program. We explained to the local county attorney that the family was in compliance with state law.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 9 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Playing In Trunk Ignites Investigation]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ks/200706270.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A member family came under investigation by social services after a neighbor reported seeing two of the family's children playing in the trunk of a car.  We helped the family show that the children were never in danger and that the neighbor's allegations were unfounded.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air Force Looking for Homeschool Graduates]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ks/200705170.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[An Air Force recruiting officer who covers Kansas liked what he saw when evaluating the test scores of homeschooled students. His only concern&mdash;not enough homeschoolers are making themselves available to Air Force recruiters.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[School District Backs Down from Unauthorized Demand]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ks/200610260.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A member finally wisely recognized something was wrong when local public school officials tried to collect the family's homeschooling registration information. The officials backed down after we called them and explained the law.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeschool Escapes False Child Abuse Allegations]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ks/20060906.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[When a homeschool family refused to let a social worker into their house to interview their children, the social worker tried again&mdash;at the grandmother&rsquo;s home. Our attorneys intervened, and eventually the case was closed.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 6 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public School Official Admits Ulterior Motive]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ks/200602240.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ronald Reagan once said the nine most terrifying words in the English language are, "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help."

Homeschoolers should be similarly wary when public schools offer to help them.  In a moment of candor, a Kansas public school superintendent recently acknowledged his motivation for working in a cooperative, friendly manner with homeschool students:]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[State Agency Acknowledges Homeschool Diploma]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ks/200511170.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Homeschool graduate Jasmine Armstrong* was well known by the owners of a day care center.  When an opening arose for a teacher, the day care operators were eager for Jasmine to take the position.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Form Trumps Substance in Kansas]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ks/200509140.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A member family recently asked their local public school to provide special education services for their child.  When they submitted the request, they explained that they were homeschooling.  The school rejected their request, saying that homeschoolers are not entitled to special education services.  The family called us for assistance.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>