Protecting Homeschool Freedom for the Next Generation
HEA 1384 Various Education Matters Representative Robert Behning (R – Indianapolis) This session, IAHE was asked to testify in the House and the Senate in regards to the “push out” problem where the public and some accredited private schools encouraged problem students to “homeschool” in order to protect the school’s A-F state accountability grade. A…
This week marks the middle of a long legislative session of the Indiana General Assembly. The session runs to the end of April. Education Savings Accounts SB 534 (Jeff Raatz R-Richmond) HB 1591 (Jim Lucas R-Seymour) Two Education Savings Account (ESA) bills were introduced this session. One was typical and one was atypical. First, Senate…
Since homeschooling became legal in Indiana, Hoosier homeschoolers have enjoyed very limited regulation. We’ve also accepted full financial responsibility for the operating costs of our own homeschools, even though that financial burden comes in addition to the income and property taxes that we pay to support Indiana’s public schools. Back in 2011, the Indiana state…
This is part four of a five-part series. Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. We’re going to tell ourselves that we’ll be able to maintain most of our freedom and choice. Again, it’s important to understand that by taking government funds, even an ESA, you will no longer be schooling independently from the government….
This is part two of a five-part series. Part 1 may be read here. 2. Is the government doing this to help us? No. More money will not give our children a better education. Our average homeschool educational results are already far ahead of government schools. There is no academic reason to increase…
This post is the first of a five-part series. NOTE: Although we do not encourage homeschoolers to use the public school for special needs assistance, we realize that some may due to expense. We have learned that a great many homeschoolers with children with special needs avoid the government and seek help privately. This article is…
IAHE Action Board member, Camille Cantwell, recently spoke on her life, parental rights and home education on the RadioNext internet program with Dr. Mark Eckel. It was very informative as she covered a variety of topics from parenting to homeschool liberty to IAHE Action’s work at the Statehouse on behalf of homeschool families. You can…
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…
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…
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…