By Carolyn Martin (CHEC Director of Government Relations) Freedom is Costly In the legislature there are many policy ideas wrapped in compassion that, in reality, only grow and empower a hard-hearted government apparatus and limit the...
Expressing Love So Our Children Feel Love
By Shari McMinn Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but...
Legislative Update for February 21, 2024
By Carolyn Martin (CHEC Director of Government Relations) Government Funding Puts Spotlight on Homeschool Law Did you know that the Homeschool Law is actually an exemption to the Compulsory Attendance Law which mandates all children attend public...
Not So Complicated After All
By guest author Megan Burgos When God was first calling me to homeschool, I questioned my abilities. “Where am I going to set up a learning space?” “When am I going to find the time to teach?” “How are my kids going to respond to me as...
Legislative Update for February 7, 2024
By Carolyn Martin (CHEC Director of Government Relations) Keeping Secrets A controversy arose this fall in the Jefferson County School District when parents found out their children were being asked to fill out surveys about their preferred names...
Why Does the Washington Post Hate Homeschooling?
By John Stonestreet and Shane Morris [Editor's Note: Since COVID-19 shut down schools across the US in 2020, the number of homeschoolers has increased significantly. Even after public schools reopened, homeschooling has continued to grow in...
Legislative Update for January 24, 2024
By Carolyn Martin (CHEC Director of Government Relations) Rough Beginnings & More Several times during the special session, work on the House floor was disrupted by pro-Hamas protestors. In much the same way, protestors prolonged the opening...
Cabin Fever: Frustration or Fun?
By Shari McMinn A continual dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome wife are alike; to restrain her is to restrain the wind or to grasp oil in one's right hand. (Proverbs 27:15–16 ESV) The above Scripture is just as relevant to us today as it was...








