by Colleen Enos The last couple of weeks have been a whirlwind of bills and hearings. Sadly, the Colorado State Senate passed the harmful SB26-004, Expand List of Petitioners for Protection Order, which could result in homeschool families that...
The CHEC 2025 Homeschool Freedom End-of-the-Session Report reviews a sampling of bills from the legislative session. Targeted focus was clearly placed on attacking parental rights, curtailing free speech, and undermining religious liberty.
by Colleen Enos (CHEC Director of Government Relations) The majority in the Colorado General Assembly seems to have caught the attention of the Trump Administration. The U.S. Department of Education spokeswoman Julie Hartman told...
by Colleen Enos (CHEC Director of Government Relations) As the 2025 legislative session was gaveled in, the newly elected and returning legislators faced a daunting task: balancing the Colorado budget with a nearly one-billion-dollar deficit....
by Yvonne Strachan ** School Choice! ** It tantalizes us with promises of solving all our educational dilemmas. But hold on — beneath that alluring surface lies a tangled web of implications that challenges everything we thought we knew... Let’s...
by Carolyn Martin The final blow happens in the blink of an eye, but the events leading up to it are clear warnings of what is to come. How many warning signs must be fully visible before homeschoolers join together to stop the taking of our...
by Yvonne Strachan I used to wonder why anyone would oppose school choice. Everyone should be aware of alternative options beyond public school. Being a vendor and a speaker at school choice events allowed me to inform others about homeschooling,...
By Ashley Vaughan “Where do our rights come from?” Scanning the audience, Mike Winther, founder of Institute for Principle Studies, invited audience participation. “We need to list every possible source of our rights.” Potential answers started...
