On Nov. 1st, April and I were honored to attend the first Global Home Education Conference. I tried to grab a little bit of video with my flip camera and that’s just what I got … a little bit of video. We were so busy talking with incredible people, absorbing the amazing experience, and processing tons of information that I didn’t have much time for good media coverage. But this will give you a little of idea of what it was like. Also, April wrote two posts about each day of the conference located here on the blog.   Short:   Full...

HOME SCHOOLING / INTERNATIONAL November 6, 2012 Global Conference Issues Call for Homeschool Freedom Read the text of the Berlin Declaration >> (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)The organizing board plans to make it possible for anyone to sign the document in the coming weeks. Stay tuned for more information. Hundreds of homeschool leaders gathered last week in Berlin, Germany, most of whom signed the Berlin Declaration, which calls on all countries to respect and protect the right of home education. The document was presented at the historic, first-ever Global Home Education Conference,...

HLA has been invited to the following event in November. It appears God is opening doors, and wants us to serve families around the world! Since we have the ability to customize transcripts we already have a growing number of international homeschool students. Please pray about our involvement in promoting homeschool freedom worldwide! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Home Education—is that legal?  As a fundamental human right, it should be! by Mike Donnelly, Director of International Affairs HSLDA Join us to advance the cause at the first-ever Global Conference! The early years of home education in the United States...

Senate Close to Halting Childs Rights Convention Dear HSLDA Members and Friends: Yesterday afternoon in the U.S. Senate, Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) introduced SR 99, a resolution opposing ratification of the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). Joining him are 28 original cosponsors, and two more senators signed up with his office last night. This means SR 99 already has 31 of the 34 senators needed to prevent ratification of this dangerous treaty for the rest of this Congress. Please take a moment to see if your senators are already on board. If not, their D.C. phone...

An Illinois bill that would have required home schooling families to register with the state Board of Education has been tabled — but activists tell FoxNews.com the fight is far from over. Curt Mercadante, chairman of the Illinois Homeschool PAC, said he remains extremely concerned that the idea will reappear in some form. The bill was tabled by Illinois state Sen. Edward Maloney, a Democrat, on Thursday following intense opposition. “Nothing is ever dead in Springfield,” Mercadante told FoxNews.com. “The goal is not to stop Senate Bill 136. The goal is to stop mandatory home...