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    California Children Still Considered State Property

    Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

    “Are parents mere drudges whose social duty is to feed and house their spawn between mandatory indoctrination sessions at government-approved schools? The answer could determine not only the future of homeschooling but the future of education in America.”
    And New Zealand…………….
    http://mensnewsdaily.com/2008/08/19/california-children-still-considered-state-property/
    Thomas A. Bowden
    California Children Still Considered State Property
    In a decision being widely hailed as a [...]

    German Youth Authorities Allow Gorber Children Home ‘Temporarily’

    Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

    http://www.hslda.org/hs/international/Germany/200808190.asp

    Germany

    August 19, 2008
    German Youth Authorities Allow Gorber Children Home ‘Temporarily’

    In a surprise decision earlier this week, the Youth Welfare Authorities in Germany, the “Jugendamt,” have allowed the remaining five Gorber children to return home until the beginning of September. The five girls have been kept in youth homes for the last eight months with [...]

    Home Schooling in Brazil

    Sunday, August 17th, 2008

    The latest on Home Schooling in Brazil:
    http://lastdayswatchman.blogspot.com/2008/08/homeschooling-in-brazilian-congress.html

    CBN news: Germany Declares War on Home-Schoolers plus video

    Monday, August 11th, 2008

    http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/425122.aspx

    Click on link above to watch the video in Broadband and Low Band
    Scroll down to read the article:

    RELATED LINKS:
    International Human Rights Group
    Educating Germany

    Germany Declares War on
    Home-Schoolers
    By Dale Hurd
    CBN News Senior Reporter
    August 11, 2008

    CBNNews.com - NUREMBURG, Germany - It certainly looks as if the German government has declared open season on Germany’s tiny [...]

    California appeals court affirms legality of homeschooling

    Friday, August 8th, 2008

    More Reasons Than Ever to Leave Public Schools
    California appeals court affirms legality of homeschooling

    Sacramento, California – Campaign for Children and Families (CCF), a leading California pro-family organization that supports parental rights and back-to-basics education, is thanking God for today’s court ruling upholding the legality of homeschooling in [...]

    HSLDA: A Great Victory for California Homeschoolers

    Friday, August 8th, 2008

    California

    August 8, 2008

    http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/ca/200808080.asp
    From the HSLDA E-lert Service…

    From the HSLDA E-lert Service…

    A Great Victory for California Homeschoolers
    Dear HSLDA Members and Friends:
    In a unanimous decision, the California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District today ruled that “California statutes permit home schooling as a species of private school education.”
    Today’s decision stands in stark [...]

    U.S. Olympians and Homeschooling

    Friday, August 8th, 2008

    http://www.globalscholar.com/blog/130/us-olympians-and-homeschooling/
    August 7, 2008 – 12:23 pm
    Young U.S. Olympians have a very busy schedule and often devote the majority of their days to training, leaving little time for much else, including school. To strengthen their intellect, many U.S. Olympians opt for homeschooling or online instruction to keep up with their education.
    Serena and Venus Williams, two of [...]

    German Court Keeps Five Kids Because Parents are Homeschoolers

    Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

    http://www.hslda.org/hs/international/Germany/200808010.asp

    Germany

    August 1, 2008
    German Court Keeps Five Kids Because Parents are Homeschoolers

    A homeschooling family in Southern Germany spent six hours in a grueling German Family Court session this week with the hopes of regaining custody of their six homeschooled children, who have been held in state custody since January. After the long and confusing session, the [...]

    USA - Phyllis Schlafly: The NEA spells out its policies

    Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

    Things to watch out for in New Zealand:
     
    http://eurekareporter.com/article/080727-the-nea-spells-out-its-policies
    The NEA spells out its policies
    By Phyllis Schlafly
    Published: Jul 27 2008, 11:20 PM
    The nation’s largest teachers union, the National Education Association, attracted 9,000 delegates to its annual convention in Washington, D.C., over the Fourth of July weekend. Delegates sported buttons with provocative slogans such as “Gay marriage causes [...]

    A Partial Victory In Germany

    Thursday, July 17th, 2008

    http://joelthornton.wordpress.com/2008/07/16/a-partial-victory-in-germany/
    A Partial Victory In Germany
    Published 16 July 2008
    We have just received a partial victory in Germany.  The Brause family
    home schools their children for religious reasons — they disagree with
    much of the anti-Christian curriculum in the sex education, science,
    and new age religion areas.  They have stood on their Christian
    principles and they have paid dearly for it.
    Nearly [...]

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