| Who Ya Gonna Call? |
Mon, 19 Aug 2019 |
“When CPS showed up at the door … we knew right away to call HSLDA.” |
| Oh Buoy: Brothers Score Swim Team Victory |
Mon, 19 Aug 2019 |
A pair of homeschool athletes had their legal rights upheld when a high school sports appeal board ruled in their favor. |
| Meetings Encourage Families to Resist Unlawful Demands |
Fri, 16 Aug 2019 |
HSLDA’s Scott Woodruff traveled to Maine in order to help homeschool families resist unlawful demands from education officials. |
| Education Officials Listen, Make Online Form Safer |
Tue, 6 Aug 2019 |
Working closely with homeschool advocates, state education officials fixed their online form and reinstated a paper filing option in time for the August deadline. |
| The School Rejected My Notice: What Now? |
Thu, 1 Aug 2019 |
In Maine there is no such thing as a homeschool “application.” |
| Baltimore City Withdraws Unlawful Demands |
Thu, 1 Aug 2019 |
Education officials in Baltimore have agreed to stop telling families they need an “enrollment letter” before they can begin homeschooling. |
| Fighting For a Homeschooled EMT’s Job Application |
Tue, 30 Jul 2019 |
This young woman earned certificates in firefighting and emergency medical work. But a fire department said they couldn’t hire her because she was a homeschool graduate. |
| Department Threatens Truancy Over Date of Birth, School Year |
Thu, 25 Jul 2019 |
A document on the Maine Department of Education’s website tells local superintendents that families who do not supply all required information on their homeschool paperwork are truant. |
| Update: What’s Wrong with the Department of Education Forms? |
Wed, 24 Jul 2019 |
The Department of Education has rectified some problems on its homeschool forms, but important errors remain. |
| “Educators for Maine” Loans and Loan Forgiveness Now Available to Homeschool Graduates |
Wed, 24 Jul 2019 |
Home instruction graduates are now entitled to participate in the “Educators for Maine” program. |
| Maryland’s “Observe Instruction” Rule Overthrown at Last |
Tue, 23 Jul 2019 |
In a historic vote, this week the Maryland Board of Education abolished the country’s last rule permitting officials to observe homeschooling families while they learn. |
| Do I Need to File Homeschool Paperwork if my Child is in an Online Private School? |
Tue, 23 Jul 2019 |
A new law settles questions about the status of private school students who learn from home, but raises others. |