Protecting Homeschool Freedom for the Next Generation
Indiana Association of Home Educators (IAHE) receives many questions from new homeschoolers. Unfortunately, a frequent question that they receive relates to a form that some schools are misapplying. When a high school student leaves the public school to begin home education, only then should the school ask them to sign the form. Often parents of…
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…
Over the past number of years, we have seen the language on the Indiana Department of Education website altered. It simply states: Parents who choose to home educate their children may report their homeschool’s enrollment to the Indiana Department of Education (IC 20-33-2-21). Formerly, questions from Indiana Code were asked, but children’s names were not…
The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) had asked Indiana Association of Home Educators (IAHE) to make recommendations for involvement in developing new Indiana Science Standards. IAHE recommended several homeschool parents with strong science backgrounds who were willing to participate. Dr. Brent Speelman was contacted by the IDOE to participate. We have asked Dr. Speelman to…
Recently, the Indiana Department of Education posted the A-F grades for schools for the 2014-2015 academic school, year. Some of the performances of virtual public charter schools (VPSs) were disappointing. Since virtual schools provide a literal home based education, VPS’s are sometimes mistaken for homeschooling. It is important to remember there are significant differences between…
Many homeschoolers in Indiana are under the mistaken belief they need to register their home school with the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE). This is not the case. Nowhere in the Indiana Code (IC) is there a requirement to register. The IDOE would certainly like to know about your homeschool because they are in…
It was recently brought to our attention that the Indiana Department of Education had sent a memo to Superintendents and Principals giving guidance related to homeschoolers enrolled in one class in public school and ISTEP+: Q: Does the homeschool student have to take ISTEP+ and relevant ECA assessments if they are only enrolled in one…