Protecting Homeschool Freedom for the Next Generation
This post is our third installment. If you want to read more, here’s our original post, and the first and second installments. TESTIMONY: Pg. 87 Ms. Hanger of Children’s Policy and Law Initiative of Indiana. “I do want to point out that some of the rates are involved with charter schools and the schools that Diana…
This is a continuation of the testimony from here. TESTIMONY: Pg. 80. “We actually based our thesis on the question of what happens to African American students from low income marginalized communities living in single female head of household with high crime when they accept the option of home schooling in place of an expulsion….
U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS INDIANA ADVISORY COMMITTEE SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE IN INDIANA This is the first installment in this series. IAHE Action blogged about this hearing in March. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Regional Programs Unit sent Indiana Association of Home Educators (IAHE) the 600+ page transcript of the hearing and has given IAHE the…
Our friends who lobby for Nevada Homeschool Network share their story about ESAs and the confusion that it has brought to their state. During the 2015 Nevada Legislative Session, the Friedman Foundation assisted State Senator Scott Hammond in the writing of SB 302. Senator Hammond had requested a Bill Draft Resolution (BDR) for a…
Today is the day! IAHE Action is partnering with the makers of Constitution Quest to offer us an amazing opportunity. As you know, IAHE Action has been extremely active this past legislative session protecting the freedoms of all homeschooling families in Indiana. Having a voice at the Statehouse has never been more important than right…
The 2016 session of the Indiana General Assembly ended on March 10. This was a “short” session, and there 831 bills introduced. The legislature was cautious about passing bills with a high fiscal note, so some that would typically move did not this session. IAHE tracked over eighty bills of interest. The House and Senate…
IAHE Action is giving away a Constitution Quest game at TONIGHT’s IAHE Facebook Party! It starts March 17, at 9 p.m. on the IAHE Facebook page. IAHE Action’s mission is to defend homeschool freedom in Indiana. Stop by our booth at the IAHE Convention to learn more about our new organization. If you don’t…
We felt compelled to share this disturbing information with our families because we want to encourage you that you are doing a good thing by overseeing your child’s education. When IAHE Action reads articles like the one below, it is a motivator to us about the importance of what we do to protect a…
The Indiana State Board of Education will meet on Wednesday, March 16, 2016*. The latest diploma proposal will be discussed. Here is the information for your review. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Government Affairs team at 317-467-6244 ext. ACT. College & Career Ready 13_Diploma_Update CCR CORE 44 13_Diploma_Update CORE 44 Work…
During testimony for a School Choice bill in the House Education Committee last week, a school in northern Indiana was there to testify and claimed that they are serving many needy students including “homeschool dropouts”. The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) has data that reports 10,000 students a year for the past three years have…