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The union is also trying to block homeschool kids from getting into State Colleges. There was a case a few years back about it in Georgia. The unions had supported a law mandating special tests for homeschoolers. One guy got 1400 or so on his SAT and was told he had to have further testing before being admitted to a state college. He refused and sued. Don't know the outcome of the suit.

One guy got 1400 or so on his SAT and was told he had to have further testing before being admitted to a state college. He refused and sued. Don't know the outcome of the suit.

I don't know about that suit either, but I do know that HSDLA (Home School Defense Legal Assoc.) suggested some inclusions the the US Regs. which were adopted which makes it illegal for a college to require testing of homeschoolers which is different from any other school. In other words, they can't require homeschoolers to take a GED or SAT II tests if these are not required of any other applicant.

One problem that homeschoolers are having, which I'm not sure if HSDLA has addressed is the one of the Federal College loan program. As of now, I believe that in order to be able to apply for Fed. student loans the student must have a diploma from an ACCREDITED high school. What is interesting is that a lot of the Christian and other private high schools are NOT accredited, so I don't know if they are just not enforcing it for those who attended ANY kind of school, and just pushing it for homeschoolers, or what. Maybe that's where the GED comes in, the Feds. might require that in lieu of a diploma in order to qualify for their loans.

I believe that homeschoolers don't have to take all those SAT exams anymore. If a state wants bright people to continue to live in the state, they would be wise to make it easier for homeschoolers to attend state colleges, because good private colleges out of state want them. Maybe there was a brain drain in GA. Very bright homeschoolers going off to good out-of-state colleges and leaving GA in the dust doesn't bode well for the economic future of the state.