by Homeschool Idaho | Jan 1, 2023 | ESA
Nobody likes paying taxes. It may not seem fair that homeschooling parents must pay for the public education of their neighbors’ children while also paying for the home education of their own family. But this is an unfair comparison. Homeschoolers have voluntarily...
by Homeschool Idaho | Jan 1, 2023 | ESA
Yes! As a matter of fact, they depend upon it. Every child enrolled in the public school is put into the longitudinal database connected with P-21 and Common Core. This allows the education system to collect up to 400 different data points on each child. These are...
by Homeschool Idaho | 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 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...
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