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2019 Legislative Session Wrap-up

Posted on April 25, 2019April 26, 2019 by Tara Bentley

IAHE began this legislative session in January by monitoring 69 bills of concern. By mid-session, we were actively monitoring twenty-one bills with the potential to impact homeschool families, three of which were very concerning. While the majority of bills were education issues that we typically monitor every year, the emergence of mental health bills unexpectedly…

2019 Bill Watch – Kindergarten and Compulsory School Age

Posted on February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 by Rob Beiswenger

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.

What Do You Mean Kindergarten Isn’t Mandatory in Indiana?

Posted on December 17, 2017December 28, 2017 by IAHE Action

Kindergarten isn’t mandatory in Indiana, but almost all children in Indiana already begin kindergarten at age 5. It is so common to start school at age 5 that most people assume that kindergarten is mandatory when a child is eligible. Indiana educators are now pushing to lower the compulsory school age to 5. (It’s also…

Lowering Compulsory School Age and Mandatory Kindergarten; Oh, my!

Posted on September 8, 2017September 8, 2017 by IAHE Action

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…

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