Can Private Homeschools Opt Out?

Can Private Homeschools Opt Out?

by | 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...
Can ESA Students Dual Enroll?

Can ESA Students Dual Enroll?

by | 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...
Do ESAs Help Special Needs Students?

Do ESAs Help Special Needs Students?

by | 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...
Do ESAs Impact Co-ops?

Do ESAs Impact Co-ops?

by | 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...