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 Debbie Mason | Jul 3, 2020 | NCHE Blog, Homeschool Law
How would you answer the question, “What is a homeschooler?” For most of us, it would be pretty easy to answer. We would probably say that a homeschooler is a parent who teaches their kids at home. This seems so simple, but these days with public and private schools...
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...
by Matthew McDill | May 7, 2020 | NCHE Blog, Homeschool Law
There is a bill currently being considered by committees in both the NC House of Representatives (HB 1047) and Senate (SB 706) that includes language that would affect all homeschool families. The NCHE legislative committee has posted this statement about why we...
by Matthew McDill | Mar 27, 2020 | NCHE Blog, Homeschool Law, NCHE Membership, Parental Rights, Freedom to Homeschool, News
Many of you have already read about the Harvard Summit that will discuss regulating home education. This is a disturbing development as we observe a growing agenda by some to increase government oversight of home education. I wanted to take a moment to provide a...
by Matthew McDill | Mar 13, 2020 | NCHE Blog, Getting Started, Thrive! Conference, Conferences, Homeschool Law
Should I homeschool my children? More and more parents all over the world are asking this question. Many parents in NC are answering “Yes!” As of the 2018-19 school year, there are over 90,000 homeschool families in North Carolina. Why do people choose to homeschool?...
