by Copper Webb | Jan 1, 2023 | ESA
The Collaborative for Academic Social and Emotional Learning, (CASEL) has been establishing Collaborating States Initiatives to create a community of practice for states across the nation whose shared goal is to, “connect education and workforce policy through an SEL...
by Copper Webb | Jan 1, 2023 | ESA
ESA proponents suggest that homeschoolers who don’t want to take ESA money will not be forced to participate. While true on the surface, this evasive response is misleading at best. Legislators are already confused about the difference between homeschooling and public...
by Copper Webb | Jan 1, 2023 | ESA
In Idaho, homeschool students are allowed to participate in public schools for part-time enrollment, which is referred to as dual enrollment. Dual enrollment can be for any course or non-academic activity such as sports or music programs. Homeschool students must...
by Copper Webb | Jan 1, 2023 | ESA
Families with special needs students who apply for ESAs will find that their ESA funding may not cover all of the expense of therapies, tutors, and assessments that their student may require. When a special needs student is enrolled in a public school and has received...
by Copper Webb | Jan 1, 2023 | ESA
The richly rewarding homeschool tradition of co-op classes and activities will be severely damaged when the parents who normally volunteer to teach a low-cost class will be shunted aside for expensive ESA-funded tutors and activities. These classes will not be better...
by Copper Webb | Jan 1, 2023 | ESA
A perceived barrier to homeschooling for some families is that one or both parents must work outside the home. ESAs alone simply do not provide enough money for a parent to stay home to homeschool. ESA dollars would not spread as far as private dollars because of the...
by Copper Webb | Jan 1, 2023 | ESA
Those who oppose ESA legislation have been unfairly characterized as not caring about low-income students who are trapped in failing public schools. This simply is not true. One can care deeply about these students while being firmly opposed to ESA legislation. In...
by Copper Webb | Jan 1, 2023 | ESA
When proponents of ESAs are asked about ongoing funding of education savings accounts, rather than addressing the elephant in the room (increased taxes), they often deflect to the free market as the solution. The logic goes something like this: the government has a...
by Copper Webb | Jan 1, 2023 | ESA
Idaho is one of many states debating ESA legislation, and ESAs have become a nationwide discussion. Here you’ll find links to research, articles, and discussions on ESAs and their impact. Posts Explore Government-Funded Education vs. Privately Funded...
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