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TEXAS HOME SCHOOL COALITION
Dedicated to Protecting and Promoting the Right of Texas Parents to Teach Their
Children At Home The Texas Home School Coalition is dedicated to the preservation of the
rights of parents to educate their children at home free from government interference.
http://www.thsc.org/
TEXAS HOME EDUCATORS
The Place to Start Your Search for Home Schooling! Starting with Legal
information and articles for newbies, the site includes Support Group Listing,
Calendar of Events, Home School Mall, Bookstore, along with over 1,000 lesson
plan links. With the inclusion of bulletin boards, chats and lists, you can have
all your questions answered here.
http://www.texashomeeducators.com/
HOME SCHOOL LEGAL DEFENSE ASSOCIATION
The Home School Legal Defense Association exists to defend and protect the
constitutional right of parents to direct the education of their children. http://www.hslda.org/index.asp
"HOME SCHOOLING WORKS"
Read the latest study on home schooling, funded by the Home School Legal Defense
Association and conducted in 1998 by Lawrence M. Rudner, Ph.D., Director of
the ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation.
http://nche.hslda.org/docs/study/rudner1999/default.asp
TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY HOME-SCHOOL INFORMATION
On-line information courtesy of the Texas Education Agency.
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/home.school
SUMMARY OF THE LEEPER V. ARLINGTON APPEAL
This court case, initiated in 1985 and finally appealed to the Texas Supreme Court in
1995, affirms the right of Texas parents to educate their children at home. Leeper v.
Arlington defines home schools as private schools, making home school students exempt from
compulsory education. The ruling also spells out minimum requirements for home schoolers. http://www.midnightbeach.com/hs/Texas.htm
(Click on "Laws")
TEXAS ADVOCATES FOR FREEDOM IN EDUCATION (TAFFIE)
The TAFFIE mailing list is for anyone interested in topics related to home schooling
in Texas. While many of the topics are specific to Texas, there is also discussion related
to homeschooling in general. To get information on subscribing to the TAFFIE mailing list,
visit their website at http://www.jsoft.com/archive/taffie/
or send e-mail to taffie-request@jsoft.com
with info taffie in the subject line.
HomeEducator.com
Lots of resource materials for the beginning or experienced home educator. http://www.homeeducator.com
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