<?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=SD&SN=South Dakota&B=176]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA RSS Feed : Headlines]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>(c) 2013 HSLDA</copyright><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 11:37:03 EST</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Hot Springs Corrects Errors in Testing Letter]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/sd/201304240.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A public school district quickly corrected a form letter to homeschool parents after HSLDA pointed out several errors.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sioux Falls Invents Deadline for Assessments, Threatens Violators]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/sd/201301040.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA took action after a public school district official ignored state law and simply invented a deadline for homeschoolers to submit annual assessments.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 4 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSLDA Letter Published in Argus Leader]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/sd/201205240.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA attorney Scott Woodruff responded to a newspaper&rsquo;s call for increased homeschool regulation by showing how freedom improves education.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools Give Wrong Advice on Testing]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/sd/201203200.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA asked a pair of school districts to correct misinformation they had sent homeschoolers regarding standardized tests.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Custer: &ldquo;Is There Anything We Can Do to Get You to Enroll Your Student?&rdquo;]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/sd/201202070.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Homeschoolers are under no obligation to respond to a certain district&rsquo;s recent survey, which may be a tool for enticing home educators back into the public school system.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 7 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relative&rsquo;s &ldquo;Complaint&rdquo; Launches State-Level Inquiry]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/sd/201201110.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[HSLDA helped a member family when a relative&rsquo;s complaint led to inquiries by the state secretary of education&rsquo;s office.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art Institute Accepts Student After HSLDA Letter]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/sd/201109070.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[An art college dropped its demand for a GED or accredited diploma and offered admission to a homeschool graduate after HSLDA pointed out the college&rsquo;s policy was out of step with certain federal guidelines.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 7 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New A.I. Form Squares with Law, Fixes Past Errors]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/sd/201107280.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A new alternative instruction form is now online that lines up well with recent legislation that makes a family&rsquo;s excuse from public school attendance effective immediately upon filing.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rapid City Retracts Denial after HSLDA Intervenes]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/sd/201012010.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[A dispute over whether a boy&rsquo;s illness counted as truancy prompted a South Dakota mother to begin homeschooling him. It took HSLDA&rsquo;s help for her to successfully withdraw her son from public school.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 1 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Compulsory Attendance for 5&mdash;Year&mdash;Olds Starts This Fall]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/sd/201008020.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Due to legislation enacted in 2006, children who are age 5 by September 1 will be of compulsory school age starting this fall.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children Protected from Interrogations]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/sd/201006090.asp]]></link><description><![CDATA[Allegations of neglect targeted at a member family were dropped after HSLDA helped the parents prepare a response in their defense.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 9 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>