Discount on Noah Conference

Discount on Noah Conference

Are a crazy schedule and a hostile but enticing culture making it hard to stay connected to your kids?   Join families from across the country for the Noah Conference in Cincinnati on August 19 & 20 — just a short drive from the new life-size Ark Encounter...

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Legislative Session Wrap-Up

Legislative Session Wrap-Up

A Brief Overview of the 2016 Legislative Session HB 4175 created a positive change in the West Virginia homeschool exemption. Considerable effort was needed to secure passage. HB 4175 was deliberated extensively in both the House and the Senate before the...

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Revised Law Explained

Revised Law Explained

WV homeschooling families have been blessed by the 2016 legislature’s passage of a revised homeschool law.  But many are asking, “What does it all mean?”  We’re in the midst of assessment season, so allow us to share a few details of the revised law:...

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Next Stop-Governor’s Desk

Next Stop-Governor’s Desk

HB 4175 will be on the Governor's desk Thursday. We should know by next Wednesday if he is going to approve HB 4175 the Home School Modernization Bill. Three signatures have to be collected from both the House and the Senate prior to being sent to the Governor and...

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HB 4175 Freedom Bill

HB 4175 Freedom Bill

On Tuesday, February 23, the West Virginia Legislature sent a homeschool freedom bill for signature to Governor Earl Ray Tomblin. With Tomblin’s signature, West Virginia will join the ranks of over a dozen states which, in the past decade, have rolled back burdensome...

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Can Parents Be Trusted?

Can Parents Be Trusted?

Mike Donnelly, attorney for HSLDA, has been present at committee meetings involving the passage of HB 4175 the Homeschool Modernization Bill.  Last Thursday the Senate Education Committee briefly discussed the bill in the short time left towards the end of the...

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Senate Action for HB 4175

Homeschool Modernization at Stake in Senate Committee! Dear HSLDA Members and Friends, As you know, last week the West Virginia House overwhelmingly voted to modernize West Virginia’s homeschool law with the passage of H.B. 4175. On Tuesday, February 16, we expect the...

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Time Out for Tim Tebow Bill

Time Out for Tim Tebow Bill

February 4, 2016 SB 105 (Tim Tebow Bill) was discussed today in the Senate Education Committee. Members of the committee heard homeschooler, Beth Penn, speak on behalf of WV homeschoolers and then the Executive Director of the SSAC gave his reasons for opposition of...

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No Shadow for HB 4175

Homeschool Modernization Passes House—Please Take Action to Advance Freedom! Dear HSLDA Members and Friends, Today the West Virginia House voted to modernize West Virginia’s homeschool law with the passage of H.B. 4175. Delegates overwhelmingly favored updating the...

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