<?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=AR&SN=Arkansas&B=167]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA RSS Feed : Headlines]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>(c) 2013 HSLDA</copyright><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:02:15 EST</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Homeschoolers Allowed to Participate in Interscholastic Activities]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ar/201305090.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[With the enactment of House Bill 1789, homeschool students may now participate in interscholastic activities at their resident school district.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 9 May 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Playing Field Leveled For Scholarship Program]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ar/201304120.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe has signed into law a measure intended to eliminate discrimination against homeschool graduates trying to qualify for a college scholarship under the Governor&rsquo;s Scholars Program.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bad Bill Averted]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ar/201105100.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thanks to the skillful lobbying efforts of The Education Alliance, a division of Arkansas&rsquo; Family Council, a bill that would have threatened homeschoolers&rsquo; freedoms was never filed in the Arkansas General Assembly.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bad Homeschool Bill Defeated]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ar/200905040.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA helped defeat a bill that would have required parents to obtain the permission of a school district committee in order to begin homeschooling a child enrolled in public school.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 4 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Compulsory Attendance Age Adjusted]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ar/200903020.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[On February 20, 2009, the Arkansas General Assembly enacted Senate Bill 295, making a minor change in the compulsory attendance law.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 2 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social Worker Investigates Family for Educational Neglect]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ar/200810300.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA came to the aid of a homeschool family who was visited by a social worker investigating allegations of neglect.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truant Officer Targets 5&mdash;Year&mdash;Old]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ar/200803050.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A member family contacted HSLDA when a truant officer asked why the family&rsquo;s 5&mdash;year&mdash;old was not in school. It turned out the family needed to submit a kindergarten waiver form, as required by law.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 5 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bills Fail in Legislature]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ar/200709120.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A bill that would have increased restrictions on who may homeschool their children failed to pass in the legislature this year. Unfortunately, so did a proposed educational tax credit.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 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/ar/200705170.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[An Air Force recruiting officer who covers Arkansas 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[Definition of &lsquo;Home School&rsquo; Changes]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ar/200705010.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[On April 2, 2007, Governor Mike Beebe signed into law House Bill 2394, changing the definition of a &ldquo;home school&rdquo; in Arkansas.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 1 May 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[District Seeks Social Security Numbers]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ar/200510130.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[At the beginning of the current school year, the South Conway County School District in Morrilton provided homeschoolers with a notice of intent form requesting the social security number for each child to be taught at home.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>