By Carolyn Martin (CHEC Director of Government Relations)
Danger Ahead
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death. Proverbs 16:25
A decade or so ago, there was a thriving homeschool support community out on the Western slope of Colorado. That was until a public charter school opened. The school was specifically tailored to homeschoolers — offering resources and classes using government monies while still allowing students to be considered homeschoolers. The end result was the decimation of the long-established Christian homeschool support group; it has never recovered.
Today, in the wake of the pandemic and the failure of school choice advocates to pass a bill last year to give government money to homeschoolers, all kinds of new schemes are springing up promising “free” stuff to homeschoolers. Those promoting these programs claim their desire is to give parents choices allowing them to get out of the government-run schools, all the while, binding families to continued government controls and regulations. One program is even making headway getting government funding into Christian private schools for homeschoolers.