Protecting Homeschool Freedom for the Next Generation
IAHE Action has been concerned about “personalized learning” and data collection since we came to understand its relationship to Common Core. Conservative Review has an excellent article by Emmett McGroarty and Jane Robbins of the American Principles Project regarding disturbing information on how our children’s data is being mined without the parent’s knowledge. It is…
This post originally appeared on the Indiana Association of Home Educators blog in October 2015. Homeschooling has been a tradition in Indiana for over a century. Due to the longstanding legal environment regarding home education in Indiana, we have seen how less regulation facilitates the parent-directed learning experience. Below are some reasons the Indiana homeschool law…
Has the time come for homeschoolers to reevaluate a relationship with the local government school? Pioneers of the homeschool movement were very leery of any involvement with public schools due to a myriad of reasons. It appears homeschoolers are not the only ones who foresee a loss of liberty with involvement in this educational system….
This post is our ninth of nine installments regarding the transcript from the Indiana Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights hearing that was held on February 17, 2016. Neither IAHE nor IAHE Action knew about this meeting until after the fact when we were informed about it by a concerned special needs…
This post is our eighth of nine installments regarding the transcript from the Indiana Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights hearing that was held on February 17, 2016. You may read our other posts here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. TESTIMONY: Pg. 215 MR. DOUGLAS: Thank you all. Principal Sanders, you mentioned…
This post is our seventh of nine installments regarding the transcript from the Indiana Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights hearing that was held on February 17, 2016. You may read our other posts here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. TESTIMONY: Dr. Susan Lockwood and I am the director of Juvenile Education…
This post is our sixth of nine installments regarding the transcript from the Indiana Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights hearing that was held on February 17, 2016. Neither Indiana Association of Home Educators (IAHE) nor IAHE Action knew about this meeting until after the fact. You may read our other posts…
IAHE Action is disappointed to learn that Governor Pence has reversed his decision and decided to apply for federal funding to expand early childhood education in Indiana. Here is Indiana Association of Home Educators (IAHE)’s statement to the Associated Press (AP) about it: “Given the recent evidence casting doubt on the lasting benefits of early…
Homeschool Student Essay Contest Sponsored by our liberty-loving friends at the Coalition of Central Indiana Tea Parties Topic Explain why the Federal Government does not have the Constitutional authority to be involved in education. Age groups: 16 through 18 12 through 15 Rewards: $500 first place $250 second place Copies of the winning essays will be…
IAHE Action will begin a discussion with Indiana home educators about the classic book, The Law, by Frederic Bastiat. We will post discussion questions in the IAHE Action Facebook group beginning on June 1, 2016. Complete details are on our earlier blog post. We hope you will join us!