Protecting Homeschool Freedom for the Next Generation
We’re entering the 4th week of Indiana’s 124th General Assembly. Our all-volunteer team has been hard at work. Here are the stats thus far: Our custom state-of-the-art software allows us to index and run over 100 searches over every new document within 30 seconds of publication. All bills are indexed regardless of any classifying our…
Indiana was the first state in the nation to legalize homeschooling in 1904 with State v. Peterman. Indiana homeschooling families have taken the responsibilities laid out in State v. Peterman seriously, and their children have gone off to have successful careers inside and outside the home. Sometimes, potential employers both in Indiana and outside of…
SB483: Regulation of Homeschooling dropped overnight on the IGA’s website. Our team met with the Indiana Department of Education and policymakers earlier this month to discuss the issue of chronic absenteeism and truancy in public schools. We knew a bill would be filed, but the language is far more egregious than expected. While we understand…
Indiana’s 124th General Assembly came to a close at approximately 8:30 pm on Mar 8, 2024. As an even year, this was a short session, and it was considered an “emergency” session. As such, “An emergency is declared for this act” was listed at the bottom of every bill. For such a session, there was…
In the wee hours of Friday April 29th, the 123rd Indiana General Assembly came to a close. Many bills now await Governor Holcomb’s signature, signing the bill into law, or veto. The Governor has 7 days to complete this process. If he does not move on the bill, on day 8, it automatically becomes a…
IAHE and IAHE Action continue to work with legislators to promote a parent’s right to educate their child at home and to act in the best interest of the child. We believe that all efforts to lower the Compulsory School Age should be stopped and with your help will make sure our elected officials in Indianapolis hear our voices.
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 the compulsory school age is lowered, all 5 and 6-year-old children will be forced to begin formal education at…
IAHE Action has monitored the work of the Graduation Pathways Panel. In 2015, there were efforts to update diploma requirements which were later abandoned after pushback from the special needs community. IAHE had a concern at that time about the influence of Common Core. It seemed to many the focus of state education had switched to…
In the past week, the Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction, Dr. Jennifer McCormick, has called for legislation during the 2018 session of the Indiana General Assembly to lower the compulsory school age to six and to make kindergarten mandatory. The Democrats attempted to push similar legislation in 2015 that would have lowered the compulsory school…
During the 2017 Indiana legislative session, there were two Education Savings Account (ESA) or Education Options Account bills introduced. If you are not familiar with state ESAs, they are a type of state taxpayer-funded voucher. IAHE is concerned that home schools in Indiana, which are classified as private schools, are at risk of losing their…