Featured Speakers
Michael P. Farris
President of the Home School Legal Defense
Association ( www.hslda.org )
Chairman of the Board Chancellor of Patrick
Henry College
Michael P. Farris is Chairman of the Home School Legal Defense Association and Chancellor of Patrick Henry College. Since founding HSLDA in 1983, Farris has used his extensive experience in both politics and appellate litigation to defend parental rights and help grow the organization to over 80,000 member families. He is also the founding president and current Chancellor of Patrick Henry College, a Christian institution with the mission of training students through a classical liberal arts curriculum and apprenticeship methodology to impact the world “for Christ and for Liberty.” Farris has written over a dozen books, including three novels, a constitutional law textbook, and works on marriage, parenting, homeschooling, political advocacy, and religious liberty. His daily radio program, Home School Heartbeat, airs on several hundred stations nationwide. In recognition of his work in home education, Education Week has named Farris one of the “Top 100 Faces in Education of the 20th Century.” Heritage Foundation awarded him its Salvatori Award for American Citizenship in 2002. Mike and Vickie Farris live in Purcellville, Virginia, and have 10 children and 10 grandchildren.
Senator Mike Flood
Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature
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Rev Arin Hess
President, Nebraska Association of Christian Schools
Bob Hastings
Director of Curriculum, Norfolk Public schools
Panelists
A group of parents will discuss their choices to enroll their children in public, private, homeschool and a combination of these venues. Former Students experiencing multiple venues will share their view on the experience. Audience questions will be taken as well.