Staying current on news about homeschooling and education issues is very important.  I believe it wise to understand the times in order to be prepared to defend our territory. While homeschooling is legal in every state of our Union there are still pockets of resistance and misunderstanding. Knowing where they are and their causes are important tools for maintaining our own freedoms. 

There are several resources I recommend. 

• Every Tennessee homeschooling family should be on one of these two lists: 
  • TnHomeEd e-lists
    
    The first list is a general support group for homeschooling Tennesseans. It's also the first place I post legislative information and news stories I feel are valuable. You could wait for your phone tree or monthly newsletter or the next weekly meeting--or you could get important information in a timely manner.
    
    The second list is for chatting, for discussions regarding issues that are not directly homeschooling or education. A place you can get to know one another at a different level, send those funny forwards, ask for easy dinner recipes...
    
    
  • Tennessee Homeschool Legislation list is the second (by nano-seconds) place I post homeschooling legislative information I become aware of. 

   

• the NHEN-News is the homeschooling news gleaning list for the National Home Education Network. If you'd like to subscribe here's the place to do so: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NHEN-Announce  

NHEN also hosts extensive message boards about current legislative events and hot homeschooling topics. You can access those at http://NHEN.org/forum.

 

• Home Education Magazine's News & commentary "is a weekly report on what's happening in the world of homeschooling. Gleanings from the news media, accolades and pans, hot discussions, legal and legislative successes and problems - are all fair game, and gathered in one column for your convenience. http://www.home-ed-magazine.com/whts_nw.html 

• And HSLDA's E-lert service is also valuable. You don't have to be a member of HSLDA to subscribe.  Send a request to subscribe to subscribe@hslda.org. 

 

Research is part of what makes homeschooling news. You'll find links to and snips for this important information.