by Homeschool Idaho | 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 Homeschool Idaho | 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 Homeschool Idaho | 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 Homeschool Idaho | 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 Homeschool Idaho | 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...
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