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1.LIFE is Good 2010 Vancouver WA Unschooling Conference (lifeisgoodconference.com)
This year's Learning in Freedom Everyday (LIFE) is Good Conference will be held May 27th through the 30th, 2010, at the Red Lion Hotel in Vancouver, Washington.
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2.The Northeast Unschooling Conference 2010 (www.northeastunschoolingconference.com)
Planning for the 2010 Northeast Unschooling Conference has begun. The event will be held August 26th through 29th at the Sheraton Colonial in Wakefield, Massachusetts.
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3.Huge Victory for Homeschoolers (www.hslda.org)
Today, the New Hampshire House of Representatives resoundingly rejected a draconian homeschool proposal by voting 324–34 to maintain the current law.
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4.Child Welfare Law Harasses Homeschoolers (www.hslda.org)
Delaware’s child welfare law, known as The Delaware Child Care Act, is being used by state officials to unreasonably burden some homeschooling families with government oversight.
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5.Psychology Today Wants Your Stories of Self-Directed Learning (www.psychologytoday.com)
Please share your stories about about freedom and learning with Peter Gray. Peter is a columnist for Psychology Today magazine. He's particularly interested in stories about learning to read without schooling, learning math without schooling, play leading to career paths, developing expertise, mixed-age play, adult roles in self-directed learning, fantasy play, and making and enforcing rules. See the linked story for how to submit your stories.
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6.NH Restrictions on Homeschooling Up for House Vote (www.cbn.com)
"The most anti-home school legislation ever conceived" is before the NH House for a vote.
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7.Money Motivates in Missouri (www.hslda.org)
It turns out the real reason one school district wants certain information from homeschoolers is not so much to avoid filing neglect charges, but to collect additional funding.
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8.Generation Joshua: Camp Trains Future Leadership of America (www.hslda.org)
Based on the response to iGovern East camp held earlier this month in Virginia, Generation Joshua’s upcoming iGovern West camp in Colorado should be a roaring success.
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9.Full Senate to Vote on Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan (www.hslda.org)
Additional information about U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan’s career indicates at least one instance in which she opposed homeschool freedom.
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10.Elena Kagan Confirms Her Support for International Law (www.hslda.org)
HSLDA urges our members and homeschoolers nationwide to call their two U.S. senators and express their opinions on the nomination of Elena Kagan for Supreme Court.
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11.Homeschool Families v. Social Security Administration (www.hslda.org)
Because of our years of involvement with the homeschooling movement, HSLDA is able to assist our members in a broad array of related issues, Social Security and Department of Veteran’s Affairs benefits being merely one example.
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12.Homeschool Families’ Homes Raided in Botswana, Africa (www.hslda.org)
July 7, 2010: Several families are appealing a judge’s ruling—which was backed by police action—that they register their children in government schools.
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13.New Education Law Makes Homeschooling Illegal (www.hslda.org)
July 7, 2010: Persecuted Swedish homeschoolers now face greater difficulty after the passing of a new education law that further restricts homeschooling
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14.New American: Sweden Bans Homeschooling, Religious Instruction (www.thenewamerican.com)
June 28, 2010: The Kingdom of Sweden took a dramatic turn toward totalitarianism with the adoption of a sweeping new education “reform” package that essentially prohibits home schooling and forces all schools to teach the same government cu...
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15.Will Elena Kagan use International Law as Supreme Court Justice? (www.hslda.org)
HSLDA urges members to contact their U.S. senators and express their concern regarding the nomination of Elena Kagan for U.S. Supreme Court justice. Kagan’s emphasis on international law could pose a danger to parental rights should she be confir...
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16.Another Congressional Attempt to Muzzle Free Speech (www.hslda.org)
HSLDA urges its members to contact their U.S. representatives and ask them to vote against the DISCLOSE Act, which could have a chilling effect on political speech.
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17.Nationalized Education Standards—an Update for Home Educators (www.hslda.org)
Two organizations representing numerous state governors have released education standards in English and mathematics. HSLDA is monitoring the situation to ensure the standards are not forced upon homeschoolers.
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18.Bill Postponing Homeschoolers’ Jury Duty Enacted (www.hslda.org)
Signed into law on May 25, 2010, Senate Bill 1300 provides for a postponement of jury duty for a person primarily responsible for the education of a child in a homeschool.
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19.Legislation Affecting Homeschoolers Dies (www.hslda.org)
Three bills which would have affected the rights of homeschooling families in Alabama died at the end of the 2010 legislative session in April.
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20.Sweden Denies Due Process to Family (www.hslda.org)
June 14, 2010: In a stunning display of bureaucratic indifference and contempt of due process rights, a local Swedish court has removed a highly qualified attorney from the Johansson case.
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21.HSLDA Co-hosts ESEA Briefing (www.hslda.org)
HSLDA recently urged members of Congress to retain protections for private schools and homeschools as they prepare to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
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22.Chance to Compete in Science & Engineering Festival (www.hslda.org)
Homeschoolers are invited to participate—and compete—in the first USA Science & Engineering festival to be held in Washington, D.C. this October.
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23.Lemons in Orange (www.hslda.org)
After HSLDA intervened, public school officials in Orange County who demanded a homeschool family submit a remediation plan quickly acknowledged their error. An apology, however, was not forthcoming.
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24.Get GED or Get Fired (www.hslda.org)
HSLDA provided guidance to a member family whose daughter—a homeschool graduate—was told to obtain a GED or risk losing her library job.
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25.How Social Workers Will Investigate You Now (www.hslda.org)
A new Department of Health and Welfare checklist tells social workers how they should investigate homeschool families accused of educational neglect.
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