by Matthew McDill | Jul 31, 2020 | NCHE Blog, Encouragement, High School
I’ve heard a number of homeschool parents say that they plan to homeschool until high school and then put them in public school. I can understand why; homeschooling high school can be intimidating. Parents often feel that many high school courses are over their head....
by Matthew McDill | Jul 22, 2020 | NCHE Blog, Homeschool Law, Parental Rights, Freedom to Homeschool, News
On July 20, 2020, Jane R. Wettach wrote an article for NC Policy Watch, As homeschooling grows, children need protection. She writes, “A new report from Duke Law School makes a modest proposal focused on the few homeschooled children whose educational needs are not...
by Matthew McDill | Jul 17, 2020 | NCHE Blog, Getting Started, Considering Homeschooling
So many parents in North Carolina are now choosing to homeschool that the state site for opening a homeschool was unable to process any more requests earlier this month. [Fortunately, things seem to be working again]. According to Governor Cooper’s recent...
by Matthew McDill | Jun 26, 2020 | NCHE Blog, High School, Graduation
Well, I’m sure you’ve heard that we have had to cancel our Thrive! Homeschool Conference and graduation. So sad! I was recently asked to share some words of encouragement to the graduates of the Forsyth Home Educators group by video since they were not...
by Matthew McDill | Jun 19, 2020 | NCHE Blog, Homeschool Law, Freedom to Homeschool
Companion bills were introduced in the house and senate of the NC General Assembly last month that included laws related to homeschooling (HB 1047 and SB 706). The bills would have impacted homeschool families in two ways. 1) If you were a military family, you would...
