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AZ: Homeschoolers not well received at state capital
The Center for Arizona Policy ^ | 2/6/03 | Len Munsil

Posted on 02/06/2003 4:03:17 PM PST by hsmomx3

On Monday more than 500 supporters of home schooling gathered at the State Capitol for Arizona Home Education Week, a decade-long tradition organized by Arizona Families for Home Education (www.afhe.org) that has been officially recognized each year by a gubernatorial proclamation. That is, until this year.

After giving the event's sponsors the runaround for several weeks, a policy advisor to new Gov. Janet Napolitano called to tell AFHE that its request for a proclamation had been rejected because of concerns over the impact of home education on "shareholders."

Earlier, when AFHE tried to get the legislature to approve a proclamation, House Democrats balked, with one saying openly that he had real concerns about parents educating their children!

These are ominous developments for the home schooling community, which consistently has produced superior academic results among its students while saving precious taxpayer money and reducing our state budget.

We will be watching for any efforts to weaken Arizona's home schooling laws, but home educators need to be alert and active politically to preserve their hard-won freedoms.

(Excerpt) Read more at azpolicy.org ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: az; demsarelosers; homeschooling; homeschoollist
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21 posted on 02/06/2003 5:47:38 PM PST by madfly
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To: hsmomx3
There is a need to greatly reduce the power and size of the Teacher's Union and give homeschoolers most of that money.
22 posted on 02/06/2003 6:03:00 PM PST by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: madfly
A Gubernatorial proclamation is an honorary statement that has little more value than a show of respect by the current office holder. It wouldn’t be much of an honor to be shown respect by a Governor such as Janet Napolitano.
23 posted on 02/06/2003 6:45:54 PM PST by Libertarianize the GOP (Ideas have consequences)
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To: hsmomx3
read later
24 posted on 02/06/2003 7:37:09 PM PST by LiteKeeper
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To: madfly
What a surprise; the homeschoolers were snubbed by Butdh!!
25 posted on 02/06/2003 7:59:03 PM PST by DLfromthedesert
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To: DLfromthedesert
snubbed by Butdh!!

Sometimes it's hard to spit out her name, huh Donna? lmao
I know the feeling.


26 posted on 02/07/2003 7:52:40 AM PST by madfly
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To: Blood of Tyrants
>>the left is going from benevolent big brother to dictatorial tyrant.<<


I wish they would hurry up and bring it on. The sooner they show their true colors the sooner, and better, we can swat em down like the useless flies they are. I fear however that they wont act until they know the American public is too complacent to care what they do.
27 posted on 02/07/2003 8:35:01 AM PST by kancel
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To: kancel
I fear however that they wont act until they know the American public is too complacent to care what they do.

And disarmed.

28 posted on 02/07/2003 9:08:30 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Even if the government took all your earnings, you wouldn’t be, in its eyes, a slave)
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To: BJungNan; SpookBrat; homeschool mama
Freedom is lost in America. Get over it!

I'm assuming you left off the "/sarcasm" tag.

Home School BUMP!

29 posted on 02/07/2003 9:36:19 AM PST by Johnny Gage (God Bless our Military, God Bless President George W. Bush and God Bless America!)
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To: Johnny Gage; HiJinx
I saw this bit of news. Not comforting is it?

HiJinx, for your FYI...

30 posted on 02/07/2003 2:27:02 PM PST by SpookBrat
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To: SpookBrat
Thanks, Spookie!

This is our first year in over a decade with a Democrat Governor, and she isn't wasting any time showing her true colors and allegiance.

Danged Carpetbagger!
31 posted on 02/07/2003 2:49:27 PM PST by HiJinx
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To: HiJinx
That's said. I'm sorry to hear that.
32 posted on 02/07/2003 3:08:24 PM PST by SpookBrat
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