| Official to Homeschoolers: Sorry, Didn’t Mean to Harass You |
Tue, 19 Sep 2017 |
A dispute over homeschool reporting requirements was resolved amicably when HSLDA stepped in. |
| County’s Homeschool Instructions Miss the Mark |
Tue, 19 Sep 2017 |
The Jefferson County superintendent of schools has updated the county website to include some basic information about homeschooling. Unfortunately, some of the information is misleading. |
| Scottish University Asks: Did You Meet State Standards? |
Thu, 14 Sep 2017 |
A representative wanted to see a certified diploma before approving college loans for a homeschool graduate. We explained the extra documentation was unnecessary. |
| College Misleads Homeschool Grads—Stubbornly and Deliberately |
Thu, 14 Sep 2017 |
An Ohio community college keeps telling homeschool graduates they are not eligible for federal financial aid. This is outright misinformation. |
| Congress to Consider Parental Rights, Asylum for Persecuted |
Wed, 13 Sep 2017 |
These two major issues for homeschool freedom are about to hit your congressman’s desk. Here’s what you can do to help. |
| District to Family: Prove You Live Here or Stop Homeschooling |
Wed, 13 Sep 2017 |
A member family in New York called us when their school district refused to process their homeschool paperwork. The reason? They wouldn’t believe that the family actually lived there. |
| District: You Can’t Homeschool Until You Submit a Birth Certificate, Proof You Live Here |
Fri, 8 Sep 2017 |
Despite the lack of legal authority, officials in this school district are telling families they can’t homeschool until they turn in their kids’ birth certificates |
| Paul Mitchell Drops Requirement for Accredited Homeschool Program |
Wed, 6 Sep 2017 |
A St. Louis cosmetology school rejected a parent-issued diploma after getting bad advice from the state of Missouri. |
| NYC Art School: Cancel Your Flight, Take the GED |
Wed, 6 Sep 2017 |
This talented homeschool graduate had already been promised a scholarship and had bought her plane ticket to Manhattan when the college’s admissions officers told her she needed to take the GED. |
| Official’s Astronomical Lack of Common Sense Casts Shadow on Family’s Eclipse Trip |
Tue, 29 Aug 2017 |
During a home visit prompted by an anonymous report, a public school official told a homeschooling mom that taking her kids to see a rare solar eclipse wasn’t educational. |
| County Acknowledges Their June 2 Deadline is Baseless |
Fri, 25 Aug 2017 |
Public school officials made up a deadline for the annual homeschool notice, but backed down after HSLDA intervened. |
| “We need you to come by and sign the application” |
Thu, 24 Aug 2017 |
We had to explain to a public school official that the law had changed. |