Current Status: Waiting on the special sessionJune 6, 2025 update: The Governor has confirmed a Special Session is set for Monday at 10:00 AM, we assume the education policy bill will get voted on. It does not appear to include the problematic homeschooling amendment...

On February 6, Illinois State Representative Terra Costa Howard introduced H.B. 2827, a 45-page bill that proposes major regulations for families and private education in Illinois.Last year, Rep. Howard was quoted as calling for new regulations on homeschoolers. Her...

A 5825, Annual Registration, Curriculum Approval, and Proof of “Appropriate” EducationThis bill would require every homeschool family to register annually and to submit to their school district a curriculum that “aligns” with the state’s New Jersey Student Learning...

Dear New Jersey Members and Friends,A bill filed in the New Jersey Assembly on June 16th calls for every homeschooled child and parent to meet annually with a school official for a “general health and wellness check.”A. 5796 is not merely an affront to homeschooling...

Dear New Jersey Members and Friends,A bill filed in the New Jersey Senate on June 5 calls for every homeschooled child and parent to meet annually with a school official for a “general health and wellness check.”S. 4589 is not merely an affront to homeschooling families...

Dear New Jersey Members and Friends,New Jersey law is strong on what matters—the education of the child—and light on what doesn’t matter: red tape. But on Thursday, June 5, at 11 a.m., a legislative hearing will be held on an authoritarian bill that would change the state’s...