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IMPORTANT
NEWS
Check here periodically for important legal news and
updates
pertaining to homeschooling.
[
note: The views expressed here are that of the writer of each
article.
C.H.E.F. of Lafayette is not responsible for the
information contained therein.]
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 Stop the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Your freedom to raise your children with your own faith is under attack from outside our country, and from within.
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N.H. Homeschoolers
thwarted restrictive legislation proposal
Jody Brown and Charlie
Butts - OneNewsNow - 1/14/2010
The attorney credits the overwhelming vote
margin to the efforts of home-schooling families
in the Granite State. "[They] responded to the
threat," he says. "It was an incredible effort
by an amazing group of people."
(view article here:
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Education/Default.aspx?id=853752
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La. High School Athletic
Assoc. to vote on allowing access to sports
HSLDA e-alert, 1/27/10
"Depending on how the LHSAA member
schools vote for these proposals, home study
students could become eligible to participate in
interscholastic athletics at their local school
or they could be determined to be ineligible to
participate."
(read entire article here:
http://www.hslda.org/elert/archive/2010/01/20100127145020.asp
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U.S.
Judge grants German homeschooling family assylum
Deutsche Welle (dw-world.de),
1/27/10
"The Romeikes moved with their five
children to Tennessee in August 2008 and applied
for asylum shortly thereafter."
(read article here:
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5174919,00.html
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Homeschoolers Say No to
Mandatory Testing - Response to the
Washington Post
by Ian Slatter, HSLDA, 8/25/09
"The crucial missing detail from Mathew’s
article is that the homeschool academic surveys
he alludes to show that the level of state
regulation has no impact on the results of
homeschooled students. ..."
(view entire article:
http://www.hslda.org/docs/news/200908250.asp?PrinterFriendly=True
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Homeschooling: Some Tips to Help You Get Started
Washington Times Op-ed,
August 2009
"For parents considering
homeschooling, three questions often are asked.
First, is it legal? Second, how do I do it?
Third, will it ruin my kids?..." (HSLDA)
read article here:
http://www.hslda.org/docs/news/washingtontimes/200908100.asp?PrinterFriendly=True
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Success Proving Critics
Wrong
Washington Times Op-ed by HSLDA President
Michael Smith
October 1, 2007
"...
Homeschooled students taught by noncertified
parents, who score higher than public school
students taught by certified teachers is
a hard pill for the education establishment to
swallow...."
(view entire article:
http://www.hslda.org/docs/news/washingtontimes/200712110.asp
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