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Wales
Legal status and resources on homeschooling in Wales
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Virginia Assessment Waiver Finalized!
Virginia families homeschooling under the notice of intent option have had end-of-year assessments waived for the 2019-2020 school year.
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Bahamas
Legal status and resources on homeschooling in the Bahamas
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COVID-19 Panic Leads to False CPS Report
A perfectly normal trip to the bank ended in this family being investigated by CPS.
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Harvard Professor: Committed to Civics and Diversity?
A nation that allows caring parents the liberty to raise and help their children flourish follows universal human rights standards.
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Escape Charter School Bottleneck—Homeschooling Has No Waiting List!
Thanks to a limited state budget, California families hoping to enroll in at-home charter school programs are now on waiting lists. Many are turning to HSLDA for help transitioning to homeschooling.
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Annual Homeschool Assessments Waived for This Year
New Hampshire Commissioner of Education Frank Edelblut has issued a “Waiver of Annual Educational Evaluation of Home Education Programs.”
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Phony Requirements, False Threats Hit Homeschool Families’ Mailboxes
It seems like a lot of officials across Kentucky are confused about what the law requires—especially in light of the new, COVID-19 educational landscape. In this article we set the record straight.
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Introducing new series: HSLDA’s Response to Harvard Professor Bartholet
Bartholet's Harvard Magazine article recites the opinion that homeschooling is not only a health and safety risk for children but also a threat to society—and that homeschooled kids could become enemies of the state. HSLDA responds.
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Treaty Threatens US Protection for Children
New federal legislation supports the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, a treaty that would transfer jurisdiction of state family and education laws to Congress—and ultimately to the UN.
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Don’t Ban Homeschooling Based on Stereotypes
Homeschooling is one of the best things that has happened to me, in part because it allowed my parents to teach moral and religious values right along with academic and hands-on instruction.
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1.5 Billion Children, 190 Countries—All Learning at Home
With 90 percent of the world’s schoolchildren now learning at home, education leaders want their parents to know that homeschooling works.
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State Officials Issue More Demands That Don’t Square with Homeschool Law
Homeschooling is a declaration of independence from public school authorities. You must also be independent in keeping your own records.
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H.R. 6666: What We Know So Far
H.R. 6666 in its current form offers few details on how tracking COVID-19 cases will be accomplished, and no added protections for patient privacy or restrictions on data collection and use.
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COVID-19: Fake News Prompts Parents to Fear Their Kids Will Be Taken
Inaccurate documents being shared online claim that officials in Oregon and California plan to take custody of children if their parents get COVID-19. This information is wrong.
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COVID-19: Has Annual Testing for Homeschoolers Changed?
Continue to comply with the legal requirements set by state law for assessments, but use the flexibility the law allows.
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A Homeschool Researcher Responds to Harvard Professor’s Criticism
The purpose of this paper is to place in context and evaluate the efforts of many of those who negatively criticize homeschooling, homeschool researchers, or particular research studies on parent-led home-based education.
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Freedom for Homeschooling Parents Preserved with Last-Minute Amendment!
Senate Bill 163 was amended Saturday, June 13, to clearly exempt homeschooling families from new reporting and exemption requirements.
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