Site-Wide Activity – IAHE Action

IAHE Action wrote a new post, Target: Homeschoolers 2 weeks, 2 days ago

An Arizona ed-tech company and charter school, Colearn Academy, is targeting Indiana homeschoolers for recruitment to a new virtual public school charter.

Seeking a new virtual charter through Education One, […]

Tara Bentley wrote a new post, 2022 Legislative Wrap-up 6 months, 2 weeks ago

The 2022 Indiana General Assembly session has concluded. Daily, the IAHE Action team diligently monitored bills potentially affecting your homeschool freedoms. Here is a look at what occurred during this […]

IAHE Action wrote a new post, Count Day Walkout Plans Leave Homeschoolers as Monkey In the Middle 1 year, 1 month ago

You may recall the common playground game of Monkey In the Middle. When among good-natured friends, it is an amusing pastime at recess. However, even among friends, it becomes tedious and frustrating when one […]

Tara Bentley wrote a new post, What about France? 1 year, 1 month ago

In an attempt to enforce secular values, on July 21, 2021, France instituted severe restrictions on home education.

“Homeschooling (IEF) will only be authorized for reasons of health, disability, […]

Tara Bentley wrote a new post, 2021 Legislative Wrap-up 1 year, 1 month ago

Every year, IAHE Action and our sister organization IAHE, monitor threats to homeschool freedom. There is no better way to describe the challenges of the past year than the opening of Pandora’s Box. While t […]

Tara Bentley wrote a new post, Loving the Vulnerable 2 years, 8 months ago

Earlier this month, we let you know about SB 428 targeting homeschool families. On Thursday, January 23, 2020, our team visited with state senators and we were assured that this bill was effectively dead thanks […]

Tara Bentley wrote a new post, SB 428: Sen Leising targets homeschool families 2 years, 8 months ago

This week, Republican Senator Jean Leising introduced SB 428 which specifically targets homeschooling families in Indiana for scrutiny. The bill itself amends the current practice of gathering information on […]

Tara Bentley wrote a new post, IAHE Action Responds: Hidden dropouts? 3 years ago

The Indiana Association of Home Educators (IAHE) and IAHE Action are grateful for Chalkbeat’s report on the push-out problem in Indiana schools. The most recent data shows a large escalation of what IAHE Action r […]

Tara Bentley wrote a new post, 2019 Legislative Session Wrap-up 3 years, 5 months ago

IAHE began this legislative session in January by monitoring 69 bills of concern. By mid-session, we were actively monitoring twenty-one bills with the potential to impact homeschool families, three of which were […]

Tara Bentley wrote a new post, SB 567: Homeschoolers as dropouts? 3 years, 5 months ago

On April 9, 2018 Chalkbeat Indiana posted an article regarding SB 567, a bill to provide oversight to Indiana’s virtual, public school programs. The article referenced Rep. Bob Behning, the Indianapolis […]

Tara Bentley wrote a new post, UPDATE: HB 1004 3 years, 5 months ago

As we’ve shared here previously, HB 1004 has provisions dealing with mental health issues of high schoolers with virtually no parental protections. And, virtually no penalties if anyone was sloppy with protecting […]

Tara Bentley wrote a new post, Support Sen. Kruse's Amendment to HB 1004 3 years, 6 months ago

UPDATE: Amendment #25 was pulled and rewritten as amendment #27. It was approved by the committee. Thank you for your action to protect parental rights!

URGENT: Please call your State Senator to support Sen. […]

Tara Bentley wrote a new post, What About SB266? 3 years, 6 months ago

IAHE Action, along with our sister organization IAHE, continues to receive questions about SB266. As we wait with so many of you to see the bill’s status, we thought it would be helpful to share a recap of recent […]

Tara Bentley wrote a new post, UPDATE SB266: Mental Health Screening 3 years, 7 months ago

Last week, IAHE Action shared about Senate Bill 266 which allows for mental health screening for all children through the age of 22. (Read the original post here.) Based on our conversations with one of the […]

Tara Bentley wrote a new post, SB 266: Mental Health Screening for All Children 3 years, 7 months ago

Dear Friends,

Yesterday we saw an uprising on Facebook with a call to action over proposed legislation, SB 266. It’s the kind of bill we worry about every day the General Assembly is in session. You should […]

Tara Bentley wrote a new post, 2019 Bill Watch – Kindergarten and Compulsory School Age 3 years, 7 months ago

Every year the IAHE and IAHE Action watch as legislators are asked once again to lower the compulsory school age. The 2019 session is no different.

Currently, in Indiana, the compulsory school age is seven. […]

Tara Bentley wrote a new post, International Compulsory Attendance Age 4 years, 6 months ago

By: Alison Slatter and Bridgette Whitlow-Spurlock

This year, the Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction has vocally led the charge to lower the compulsory attendance in the state of Indiana. The […]

IAHE Action wrote a new post, The heart of the conflict – The Natural Right of the Parent to Control their Children’s Upbringing vs. State Power 4 years, 9 months ago

Currently, almost all students in Indiana go to public school kindergarten. But, parents have a choice to delay formal education until age 7.

There are people who want to take that right away from parents. If […]

IAHE Action wrote a new post, Diploma Language on the IDOE Website 4 years, 9 months ago

Occasionally, Indiana Association of Home Educators (IAHE) or IAHE Action receive inquiries from colleges or employers about homeschool diplomas. A potential employer informed IAHE Action that the State Board of […]

Debi Ketron wrote a new post, What Do You Mean Kindergarten Isn't Mandatory in Indiana? 4 years, 9 months ago

Kindergarten isn’t mandatory in Indiana, but almost all children in Indiana already begin kindergarten at age 5. It is so common to start school at age 5 that most people assume that kindergarten is mandatory w […]