News

June 2026

•‘Shocking’ rise in number of home-schooled children, June 9^th, 2026, BBC

•Ivy Tech invites homeschoolers to career event, June 9^th, 2026, Courier Press

May 2026

•Connecticut lawmakers move to regulate homeschooling amid child welfare concerns and response from DCF, May 1^st, 2026, Fox 61 News

•Connecticut Senate passes homeschool bill, sends to Gov. Lamont for signature, May 5^th, 2026, NBC Connecticut

•Homeschooling bill heads to Lamont’s desk, May 5^th, 2026, Fox 61 News

•Connecticut governor set to sign bill regulating homeschooling for first time, May 7^th, 2026, Fox 61 News

•Homeschoolers in Arkansas EFA Program outperform private school students on test scores, data shows, May 14^th, 2026, 5 News Online

April 2026

•Local entrepreneurs cashing in on state funds from homeschool parents, April 20^th, 2026, CBS 12 News

•Connecticut Democrats push homeschooling, vaccine bills in final weeks of session, April 23^rd, 2026, NBC Connecticut

March 2026

•New Data on U.S. Homeschooling, March 19^th 2026 Johns Hopkins School of Education

•CT Homeschool Bill Advances in Split Committee Vote, Despite Vast Opposition, March 20^th 2026 US News

•Kentucky mom says homeschooled students shut out of state sports, pushes for change, March 25^th 2026 WDRB Kentucky

February 2026

•Parents fear losing vouchers for homeschooling. GOP senators say K-12 agency misled them, February 16^th 2026 South Carolina Daily Gazette

•Lawmakers shelve bill requiring homeschooled students to test at public schools, February 17^th 2026 Hawaii News Now

•71% of children leaving WV schools for homeschooling are chronically absent, February 18^th 2026 West Virginia Watch

•Homeschool parents speak against Iowa tax credit bill, February 18^th 2026 WGEM

•‘A real trust problem’: Senators question SC superintendent’s judgment giving homeschoolers vouchers, February 19^th 2026 South Carolina Daily Gazette

•Lawmakers talk zoning changes, homeschooling: CT politics news, February 20^th 2026 CT Mirror

•Wyoming Lawmakers Advance Version Of “Tim Tebow Law” For Homeschool Athletes, February 25^th 2026 Cowboy State Daily

January 2026

•New data shows homeschooling on the rise in Central Virginia, January 19^th 2025 WSET

•An early look at Alaska education bills for 2026: homeschool testing, curriculums, student safety, January 21^st 2025 Alaska Public Media

December 2025

•Homeschooling on the rise across Florida: Families seeking flexibility, December 6^th 2025 WUSF npr

•Homeschooling is growing in Maine. Here’s what that looks like, December 8^th 2025 The Portland Press Herald

•Proposed Changes to SC Scholarship Fund Could Impact Home Learning Families, December 11^th 2025 WJBF

•Harris bill would prevent discrimination against homeschool graduates, December 12^th 2025 The Carolina Journal

November 2025

•States add gun safety to school curriculums, November 12^th 2025 Live Now Fox

•Bill would allow homeschool student participation in public school activities, November 19^th 2025 Wyoming News

•Trump administration plans to dismantle parts of Education Department. What it means for student loans, November 19^th 2025 Live Now Fox

October 2025

•Homeschool Day at Marble Springs State Historic Site,   October 8^th 2025 Tennessee Historical Commission

•Parents raise concerns over talk of regulations on homeschooling in Connecticut, October 22^nd 2025 NBC Connecticut Fox 8

September 2025

•Growth in homeschooling brings safety concerns, September 3^rd 2025 NBC Philadelphia

•School Choice and Homeschooling Plans for Military-Connected Families, September 21^st 2025 Military.com

August 2025

•Thousands of Georgia families opt for alternative education path using Promise Scholarship, August 4^th 2025 WRDW August

•Homeschooling is on the rise, bringing more attention to state oversight, August 8^th 2025 CSG Midwest

•Florida seeing increasing number of students being homeschooled, August 10^th 2025 Local 10 News Florida

•University of Dallas Announces New Homeschool Scholarships, August 12^th 2025 University of Dallas

•Maryland parents who homeschool worry more regulations could disrupt learning, August 19^th 2025 WTOP News

•CT homeschoolers still fighting regulation in legislature’s off season, August 21^st 2025 CT Mirror

•A Third of British Parents are Considering Homeschooling Their Child, According to a New Survey, August 27^th 2025 EdTech Innovation Hub

July 2025

•Texas Legislative News, July 1^st 2025 Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities

•Texas law to support homeschool students’ enrollment at public colleges, universities, July 8^th , 2025 The Daily Texan

•What the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ will change for students, schools and colleges, July 18^th 2025 npr

June 2025

•Absent a veto by governor, MO homeschool athletes can play public school sports in fall, June 2^nd 2025 Springfield News Leader

•CT homeschool families declare victory against regulations, for now, June 5^th 2025 CT Mirror

•As New Homeschool Laws Take Effect, Some Schools Push To Limit Sports, Activities, June 10^th 2025 Cowboy State Daily

•North Dakota is a Homeschool Hot Spot, June 19^th 2025 Northern Sentry

May 2025

•Child Advocate recommends state regulations for homeschoolers, others withdrawn from school following Waterbury captivity case, May 5^th 2025 WFSB

•Amid critiques of CT’s homeschool laws, parents rally at Capitol, May 5^th , 2025 CT Mirror

•Homeschooling rates soar after COVID-19, May 6^th 2025 WBNG

•Gov. DeSantis speaks at annual homeschool convention in Kissimmee, May 23^rd 2025 Fox 35 Orlando

•Statement by Chief Pentagon Spokesperson and Senior Advisor, Sean Parnell, on Homeschooling Support for Military-Connected Families, May 27^th , 2025 U.S. Department of War

•Homeschool athletes await Missouri governor’s decision on access to public school sports, May 30^th 2025 Missouri Independent

April 2025

•WV House approves homeschool changes, includes addressing parents in child abuse cases, April 1^st 2025 West Virginia Watch

•Lawmakers try to tighten rules after most homeschool voucher funds went toward non-academic expenses, April 10^th 2025 Arkansas Times

•Homeschool bill stalls in Illinois House, but sponsor says it’s still alive, April 14^th 2025 Capitol News Illinois

•Alaska Gov. Dunleavy presses school policy changes with funding increase, after vetoing larger boost, April 17^th 2025 Alaska Beacon

•House approves $12.1 billion education budget, nearly doubles CHOOSE Act funding, April 25^th 2025 Alabama Political Reporter

March 2025

•Hundreds rally at the Capitol to oppose homeschool bill, March 6^th 2025 Capitol News Illinois

•Funding for homeschool programs lacks accountability, due to absence of state standards, March 7^th 2025 Alaska Beacon

•Homeschool families upset after Illinois lawmaker pushes a bill to create oversight, March 14^th 2025 WGLT

•Analysis Shows Military Families Homeschool at Twice the Average Rate, March 19^th 2025 Military.com

February 2025

•Georgia homeschool students would get full access to local testing under proposed law, February 3^rd   2025 The Augusta Chronicle

•Homeschool graduates in Indiana could soon be shielded from extra skill tests, February 3^rd   2025 NBC DFW

•Texas Senate passes school choice bill, moves to House for debate, February 5^th 2025 NBC DFW

•Governor Abbott Corrects The Record On School Choice At Texas Policy Summit In Austin, February 19^th 2025 Office of the Texas Governor

•Missouri bill would give tax credit to homeschool and private school families, February 19^th 2025 KCUR npr in Kansas City

•Utah homeschooling community wants to dismantle law meant to stop child abusers from homeschooling, says it’s not effective, February 22^nd  2025 The Salt Lake Tribune

January 2025

•Virginia’s “home school loophole” is up for debate at the General Assembly, January 21^st, 2025 radio IQ

•Bill Allowing Wyoming Homeschool Parents More Freedom Heads To Senate, January 23^rd  2025 Cowboy State Daily

•Homeschooling becomes more mainstream as registrations rise in Australia, January 23^rd 2025 abc news

•Homeschool students bring ‘Pride and Prejudice’ to the stage, January 28^th 2025 News On 6

December 2024

•What’s the First Step in Saving for a Child’s College Education, December 19^th 2024 CBS News

•Student Loan Repayment Plans Reopening, Education Department says. What to Know, December 19^th 2024 USA Today

•How to Get Started Homeschooling and Keep up With Important News in the Home-Education World, December 20^th 2024 NHERI

•Why are Teens Losing Their Minds About College Applications? This Senior Thinks She Knows Why, December 22^th 2024 CNN

November 2024

•More Families Being ‘Forced’ into Home Education, November 14th, 2024 BBC News

•What the Next Trump Presidency Could Mean for US Education, November 17^th, 2024 CNN

•Illinois Homeschoolers Worry Trump Tax Credit Could Lead to State Regulation, November 17^th, 2024 Longview News-Journal

•Georgia Moves Forward in Creating Voucher Program for Private and Home Schools, November 18^th, 2024 AP News

•‘Homeschool Hangout’ Helps Eaton County Students Connect and Learn, November 23^rd, 2024 Fox 47 News

•Homeschooling in Missouri: A Quiet but Seismic Shift, November 27^th , 2024 Missouri Independent

October 2024

•Chicago Voters will Pick 10 New Members of the Board of Education this Election, October 4^th 2024 CBS News

•Homeschooling Rates Surge Across the Country in the Wake of Covid, October 5^th 2024 Fox News

•When do Kids Learn to Read? Here’s When you Should be Concerned, October 16^th 2024 USA Today

•Homeschooling is Growing. What Happens When They go to College?, October 24^th 2024 Indiana Public Media

September 2024

•Metro Detroit events for Homeschool Week, Baby Safety Month and More, September 24^th 2024, CBS News

•Arizona homeschooling moms say state imposing burdensome regulations with policy change: ‘Feels deliberate’, September 27^th 2024, Fox News

•‘I Felt Absolutely Lost’: The Crisis Behind the Rising Number of UK Children Being Homeschooled, September 27^th 2024 The Guardian

•San Diego Softens Statement but Doubles Down on Homeschool Policy, September 27^th 2024 The Pillar

•Two Major Student Loan Grace Periods are Set to Expire this Week. Here’s What to Know,  September 30^th 2024 NPR

August 2024

•New FAFSA Issue Could
Delay Financial Aid for College Students This Fall, August 1^st 2024, LiveNowFox

•Homeschool Grows in Popularity Nationwide as Studies Show Positive Results, August 12^th 2024, KHQ

•Map: States with the Best Community Colleges in 2024, August 13^th 2024, LiveNowFox

•Texas Lawmakers Debate Taxpayer-funded Education Savings Accounts, August 16^th 2024, CBS News

•These are the Most Popular College Majors, According to a New Analysis,   August 23^rd 2024, LiveNowFox

July 2024

•Could a ‘collaborative’ approach to truancy issues help solve homeschooling gaps?, July 8^th 2024, 13 News

•‘We don’t teach our children anything’: Mom makes TikTok rage after revealing how she ‘unschools’her kids, July 11^th 2024, Fox News

•Aiken-area parents receive information on methodology for teaching early literacy, July 13^th  2024, Aiken Standard

June 2024

•Move to Home Education  Biggest Since Pandemic, June 2^nd 2024, BBC News

•50 Percent of Americans Saving for College Don’t Know About a 529 Savings Plan: Survey, June 12^th 2024, Live Now Fox

•Issues with FAFSA Could Mean Many Students Don’t Go to College in the Fall, June 21^st  2024, NPR

•West Coast Exodus Driving Surge in Homeschooling in Deep Red State Called ‘Freest’ in Nation, June 21^st 2024, Fox News

•Idaho Homeschooling ‘Continues to Grow’: Audra Talley, June 23^rd 2024, Fox News

•Which College Degree Can Land You a Job in 2024, June 24^th  2024, Live Now Fox

•Only 37% of WV Homeschool Families Turned in Required Assessments, State Education Dept. Says, June 26^th 2024, West Virginia Watch

•What you Need to Know About Alaska’s Contested Homeschool Allotments, June 26^th  2024, KTOO

•Annual Expo Pairs Growing Number of Homeschooling SC Families with Resources, June 27^th 2024, South Carolina Public Radio

May 2024

•Biden Forgives More Than $6 Billion in Loans for 317,000 Art Institutes Students, May 1, 2024 NPR

•No Changes to Louisiana Homeschool Oversight After Bill Fails to Pass in House, May 5, 2024 NOLA

•MEGSA to Display Research at Upcoming Mississippi Aquarium Homeschool Days, May 7, 2024 USM

•Defying Pandemic-Era Predictions Home Schooling Remains on the Rise in Idaho and Beyond, May 14, 2024 Idahoednews

•Defying Pandemic-Era Predictions Home Schooling Remains on the Rise in Idaho and Beyond, May 14, 2024 Idahoednews

•Michigan Lawmakers Debating Registry for Homeschooled Students, May 16, 2024 CBSNews

•Alaska Supreme Court to Hear Homeschool Arguments on June 27, May 20, 2024 Anchorage Daily News

•WFISD School Board Votes Against U.I.L Homeschool Participation, May 20, 2024 News Channel 6

April 2024

• Michigan Home-schooling Families Push Back Against Talk of a Required Registry , April 5, 2024   Detroit Free Press 

• San Diego Parents Are Turning to Homeschooling in Record Numbers, April 5, 2024  San Diego Magazine 

• DeSantis Signs Bill Requiring Communism Education in Florida Public Schools, April 17, 2024 Live Now Fox

• Should the SAT Still Matter After All These Years? Why Some Colleges are Bringing it Back, April 21, 2024 CNN

• Many in Gen Z Ditch Colleges for Trade Schools. Meet the “Toolbelt Generation”, April 22, 2024 NPR

• Both Sides of Alaska Homeschool Case Want Programs in Place, Disagree Over How it Should Happen, April 29, 2024 Alaska Public Media

• The Cost of College Tuition Surged the Highest in These States, April 29, 2024 Live Now Fox

• Rise of Homeschooling is Making a Transformative Impact on Education, April 30, 2024 Forbes

• 32 Questions to Ask on a College Visit , April 30, 2024 USNews

March 2024

• In a First, U.S. Students Will Take the SAT Entirely Online (No Pencils Required) , March 5, 2024   NPR

• Bills Targeting Book Bans Raise Concerns About the Penalties Libraries Could Face, March 28, 2024   nbcnews

• U.S Department of Education Launches Government Coordinating Council to Strengthen Cybersecurity in Schools, March 28, 2024   U.S. Department of Education

• Students are Still Waiting for Aid Offers From Colleges After a Delayed FAFSA Rollout, March 31,2024   NPR