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Home School Legal Defense Association is over 70,000 families, supported by more than 60 dedicated staff members, who have banded together to ensure that our rights and our freedoms are protected. Their mission since their founding in 1983 has been to defend and advance the constitutional rights of parents to direct the education of their children. You can find their website here.

Top Stories in HSLDA News

Update on President Obama’s Attack on Educational Freedom
The White House has yet to respond to thousands of homeschoolers who oppose President Obama’s recent attack on educational freedom. We urge HSLDA members and friends to continue to press for a reply.

HSLDA Achieves Return of Homeschooling Child to Family
An anonymous tip to social services, compounded by a misunderstanding regarding homeschool law, resulted in a family having their child placed in foster care. HSLDA helped resolve the situation.

“Are Homeschoolers Out of Their Minds?”
A writer for a major news magazine begins to wonder: Maybe those wacky, evangelical, off-the-gridders are onto something.

One Year Closer to Legalized Homeschooling
January 30, 2012: In 2011, Romanian families enjoyed highs and endured lows, including a new connection with an American umbrella school and a negative vote on homeschooling in the parliamentary Education Committee.

“Let Me in or I’ll Huff and I’ll Puff and … I’ll Take Your Kids!”
HSLDA is asking the Supreme Court to review a case in which social workers gained access to a family’s home by threatening to take their children.

Opportunity to Nominate Young Leaders in Louisiana
A state legislative council is seeking nominations to honor exceptional homeschoolers and other students. Forms can be found online.