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Home School Legal Defense Association

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McCoy Wants Independent Private Instruction Parents to Notify Schools

State Senator Matt McCoy (D-Des Moines) introduced a bill into the Iowa Senate that would require parents who homeschool under independent private instruction (IPI) to submit a written notice to their local school districts by September 1st of their intent to do so.

The Des Moines Register Push Polls Anti-Homeschooling Narrative

The Des Moines Register followed up years of anti-homeschooling coverage with a push poll that supports the change in Iowa’s law they advocated for.

Homeschooling Is Not a Risk Factor for Child Abuse

Homeschooling was never listed as a risk factor by the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities nor was it even mentioned in the report.

HSLDA Founder Mike Farris to Head Alliance Defending Freedom

Mike Farris, founder and chairman of the Home School Legal Defense Association, was named the new President and CEO for Alliance Defending Freedom.

U.S. Education Secretary Says He Is Concerned About Homeschooled Kids

U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King said that he has concerns aren’t “getting the range of options that are good for all kids.”

Jindal, Huckabee and Santorum Court Conservative Christians (Video)

Bobby Jindal, Mike Huckabee, and Rick Santorum addressed conservative Christians, along with 11 other speakers, at the Caffeinated Thoughts Briefing.

ParentalRights.org Opposes Iowa’s Anti-Bullying Bill

ParentalRights.org ask Iowa State Representatives to oppose SF 345, the anti-bullying bill, that is potentially harmful to Iowa’s homeschooling families.

Grassroots Groups Push NGA Chair Mary Fallin to End Common Core

Several grassroots groups are urging Gov. Mary Fallin (R-OK), Chair of the National Governors Association, to end the Common Core State Standards Initiative

Iowa Homeschooling Law Changes Brings Out Liberal Ignorance

Liberals protesting the changes made in Iowa homeschooling law put their ignorance of and ideology against home education on full display.

6th Circuit Court: Freedom to Homeschool Not Protected For Asylum Seekers

The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the Romeike family who sought asylum in the United States due to Germany’s ban on homeschooling.

9.7 Million Twitter Users Reached During #StopCommonCore Twitter Rally

9,788,450 Twitter users to #StopCommonCore to call on ordinary citizens to join and lobby for repeal of Common Core State Standards.

Eric Holder: Banning Homeschooling Doesn’t Violate Fundamental Rights

I read an article written by Michael Farris, the founder and chair…

United Nations Treaty Threatens Families, Senate Vote Imminent

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has scheduled a vote on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities treaty this week.

Former German Minister: Homeschooling a “Healthy” Response to State School Monopoly

Nobert Blum, former German Minister of Labor and member of the German CDU Party said homeschooling is a healthy response to Germany’s state school monopoly.

Romney Pledges Not to Sign UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

I’ve been very critical of him before, but I have to give…

Obama’s Lust for Power Revealed in State of the Union Education Remarks

Shane Vander Hart says not only were President Obama’s education proposals in his State of the Union address unconstitutional, they are historically unprecedented and reveal his lust for power.