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ESA Guardrails, Connecticut's Warning, and a Charlotte Mason Summer
Education savings accounts are spreading fast, and so are the strings attached to them. Today we weigh the promise and the price of public funding for homeschoolers, then step outside for a Charlotte…
Tennessee's ESA Deadline and Homeschooling's Record Growth
Silas Penn covers a now-or-never Tennessee Education Savings Account deadline and EdChoice's 2026 Share report showing homeschooling has become the fastest-growing form of education in America, with…
A New Mexico Freedom Win and What Parents Really Want
A New Mexico school district told a homeschool mom her daughter would be marked absent until she completed paperwork state law never required. HSLDA stepped in and cleared the illegal hoops. Plus,…
Hope Scholarship Deadline Nears and Tennessee Reopens ESA Applications
It's deadline week for education savings accounts. West Virginia Treasurer Larry Pack reminds families that June 15 is the last day to apply for 100% of the Hope Scholarship award (about $5,435 per…
Connecticut Regulates Homeschooling as Families Lean Into Restful Summer Learning
Connecticut becomes the first state in the modern homeschool era to regulate home education, and HSLDA is weighing legal action. We break down exactly what House Bill 5468 requires, who is…
Connecticut Rolls Back Homeschool Freedom, and the Power of Narration
Connecticut becomes the first state in the modern homeschool era to roll back homeschool freedom. Governor Ned Lamont signed HB 5468 into law, adding an annual intent-to-educate form and a…
Connecticut Restricts Homeschooling While Other States Expand Freedom
Connecticut just became the first state in the modern homeschool era to require a parental background check before families can teach their own children, and HSLDA has promised legal action. We…
Connecticut Tightens Homeschool Rules, and Beating the Summer Slide
On today's Homeschool Briefing, host Silas Penn breaks down Connecticut's new homeschool law (HB 5468) and what it means for families, then turns to a practical, biblical strategy for keeping your…
Connecticut's New Homeschool Law and the Quiet Power of Narration
Connecticut's new homeschool law is now in effect, and the Home School Legal Defense Association says the courtroom fight is just beginning. We break down exactly what Public Act 26-37 requires of…
Connecticut Ends a 276-Year Homeschool Tradition
Connecticut just became the latest flashpoint in the homeschool freedom debate. Governor Ned Lamont signed House Bill 5468 into law, the first regulation of home education in a state tradition that…
Connecticut's New Homeschool Law and Texas ESA Round Two
On Tuesday, Governor Ned Lamont signed Connecticut House Bill 5468 into law, making the state the latest to require background checks and DCF approval for homeschool families. Meanwhile in Texas, the…
Connecticut Homeschool Bill, RAND Survey, and Mixing Resources
Today on The Homeschool Briefing: Connecticut's sweeping homeschool regulation bill, HB 5468, lands on Governor Lamont's desk, and new Johns Hopkins / RAND data shows most homeschoolers now combine…
Colorado Holds Homeschool Funding, Plus a Ten Minute Narration Win
Colorado lawmakers wrapped up a months long fight over homeschool enrichment funding, choosing to hold the current per student rate while adding new guardrails on the cooperative driving program…
Connecticut Cracks Down, Iowa Opens Up
Connecticut House Bill 5468 is on Gov. Ned Lamont's desk, with mandatory background checks and in-person annual filings ahead for homeschool families. Meanwhile, Iowa just removed the four-student…
Iowa Expands Homeschool Freedom; The Quiet Power of Narration
On May 12, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed House File 2754 into law, removing the four-student cap on independent homeschool instructors, allowing tutors and small academies to charge for services,…
Colorado Tightens Homeschool Enrichment, and 250 Years of Freedom
Today on The Homeschool Briefing: Colorado's late-session amendments aim to rein in publicly funded homeschool enrichment programs, and HSLDA reminds families that the right to homeschool is anchored…
Two New England States, Opposite Moves on Homeschool Oversight
Two New England states moved in opposite directions on homeschool oversight in the same week. Connecticut's HB 5468 sits on Governor Lamont's desk after a 22-14 Senate vote on May 4 and would require…
Connecticut Homeschool Bill Awaits Lamont; Tennessee ESA Deadline Nears
Connecticut HB 5468 is on Governor Ned Lamont's desk after the state Senate passed it 22-14 on May 4. If signed, the bill imposes Connecticut's first formal homeschool regulations in 276 years,…
Connecticut Homeschool Bill Heads to Lamont; Read-Aloud Wins
On today's Homeschool Briefing: Connecticut's HB 5468 has cleared both chambers and now waits on Governor Ned Lamont. We walk through what the bill would do, why HSLDA is sounding the alarm, and why…
Connecticut Tightens Homeschool Rules, and Why Pandemic Families Stayed
Connecticut's Senate has passed a bill requiring annual in-person registration and background checks for homeschool parents, with HSLDA warning it creates a surveillance state. Meanwhile, a new…
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