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Legislative Update January 4, 2023

Legislative Update January 4, 2023

Jan 4 | Blog, Homeschool Freedom, Homeschool Rights, Legislative Update

By Carolyn Martin (CHEC Director of Government Relations) Freedom Masquerading as Choice I used to play tether ball on...

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Legislative Update for November 9, 2022

Legislative Update for November 9, 2022

Nov 9 | Blog, Homeschool Freedom, Homeschool Rights, Legislative Update

By Carolyn Martin (CHEC Director of Government Relations) Liberty or Chains?In Aesop’s fable “The Wolf and the House...

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CPS at Your Door

CPS at Your Door

Sep 14 | Blog, Homeschool Freedom, Homeschool Rights, Parental Rights

By Guest Author Bradley Pierce *Knock, knock* Someone is at your door. You step toward it and look through the...

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How “School Choice” Undermines Homeschooling Freedom

How “School Choice” Undermines Homeschooling Freedom

Mar 7 | Blog, Homeschool Freedom, Homeschool Rights

By guest author Rodger Williams What is School Choice? Most people think “options” when they hear the term “school...

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What Will It Take?

What Will It Take?

May 24 | Blog, Family Discipleship, Homeschool Vision

By Guest Author Davis Carman You Learned that You Really Can Homeschool In February 2020, you may have believed there...

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Stronger Than Ever — The Island of Freedom

Stronger Than Ever — The Island of Freedom

Jul 22 | Blog, Homeschool Freedom, Homeschool Rights

by Kevin SwansonPraise God for the “island of freedom!” In the 1990s, we began to see this metaphorical island...

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Why Civics is Important part 1

Why Civics is Important part 1

Dec 12 | Blog, Curriculum & Resources, Homeschool High School, Homeschool Stages, How to Homeschool

An interview with Julianna Dotten, author of Colorado Civics As a homeschool graduate, what motivated you to write...

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Legislative Update August 8, 2018

Aug 7 | Blog

By Legislative Liaison Carolyn Martin, I hope that if you are homeschooling in Colorado, you have joined the Colorado...

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How Little Homeschoolers Can Help

How Little Homeschoolers Can Help

Mar 30 | Blog, Homeschool Freedom, Homeschool Rights

2018 is a crucial year for the homeschool community to stand for freedom. Thankfully, there's one simple thing that...

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Why Constitutional Literacy?

Why Constitutional Literacy?

Mar 7 | Blog, Homeschool Freedom, Homeschool Rights

Constitutional Literacy is essential learning for Christians and homeschoolers, now more than ever. By guest author...

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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos meets with Colorado Homeschoolers

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos meets with Colorado Homeschoolers

Sep 16 | Blog, Homeschool Freedom, Homeschool Rights

This Tuesday, Christian Home Educators of Colorado had the privilege of meeting with Secretary of Education Betsy...

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Statesman of the Year Interview

Statesman of the Year Interview

Sep 2 | Blog, Homeschool Freedom, Homeschool Rights

Tom Tancredo has stood firm for educational freedom as a presidential candidate, U.S. Representative, Colorado...

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The Homeschool Freedom Initiative

The Homeschool Freedom Initiative

Aug 12 | Blog, Homeschool Freedom, Homeschool Rights

It all began in 1987. Two homeschool moms led a fledgling group of concerned homeschoolers to craft a bill that would...

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Tribute to Treon Goossen

May 11 | Blog, Homeschool Freedom

Friends, Our dear friend, Treon Goossen, passed away last night (Monday, May 9th) at 8:20 pm. Treon has been a...

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Government Regulation vs. Parental Rights

Government Regulation vs. Parental Rights

Feb 2 | Blog, Homeschool Freedom, Homeschool Rights, Parental Rights

By guest author Tim Lambert After laboring for over two decades under the most restrictive homeschool laws in the...

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