By Carolyn Martin (CHEC Director of Government Relations)

2021 Session Wrap Up

Home Education
For the time being, the laws that govern home education in Colorado remain unchanged. Hallelujah! But, as the fallout from the pandemic continues to spread and the full effect of the new vaccination law’s implementation is felt, policy makers and education bureaucrats will be looking to reign in homeschooling. Why? It boils down to control and money. Threaten either of those and the government will seek to right what they see as a ship headed in the wrong direction.

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By Carolyn Martin (CHEC Director of Government Relations)

Exploring Contrary Narratives 

Remember last year when Harvard Law School was planning to host a summit entitled “Problems, Politics, and Prospects for Reform”? (See my blog post from last year and this article from HSLDA.) The speaker lineup included many who desire to see homeschooling heavily regulated. Thankfully, the pandemic put a hold on the invitation-only event that left out voices from the homeschool community. 

This year, the Harvard Kennedy School hosted a seven-week long webinar to explore the “Post-Pandemic Future of Homeschooling.” It’s clear from the title that those hosting this new conference had a very different agenda. Instead of solely looking at the problems with homeschooling, they wanted to understand the growth and the expanding landscape of homeschooling families.

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By Carolyn Martin (CHEC Director of Government Relations)

Good Bills Die

Attempts were made this session to bring forth good policy, but all of them were thwarted by the majority party who has control of the General Assembly, and every state office, board, and commission. All the bills listed below were killed in committee by a select few legislators on a party-line vote. Remember this as you vote during the next election.

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By Carolyn Martin (CHEC Director of Government Relations)

It is Time

It is time to examine what ideology is being pushed in the government schools. It is time to ask the question, just how dangerous is it?

I have become increasingly concerned over the last few years at the transformation rapidly taking place in our education system. The bills being presented at the Capitol merely reflect what is already happening on the ground in our public schools. The education bureaucrats just want to solidify it into law and make sure rural Colorado plays along, all the while espousing local control.

Even though this pandemic exposed the manipulation tactics and indoctrination going on in the classroom, parents, even homeschool parents, still want the schools to get back to normal so they can send their children there. This baffles my mind. Perhaps it is because they really don’t know. Well, let me tell you about just some of what is being put into the standards and what is on the horizon.

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By Carolyn Martin (CHEC Director of Government Relations)

A Prayer for Our State

Tomorrow, Thursday, May 6th is the National Day of Prayer. I hope a lot of you will join me at the Capitol on the west steps from 11am to 2pm!

In honor of the National Day of Prayer, I offer up this prayer for our state.

Father God, You are the Creator of all things. You breathe life into every living thing. You sent Your Son, Jesus, to bring light into the darkness. We find ourselves in a very dark time, where right is wrong, and wrong is right. Many who call on Your name, deny Your Supremacy and the truth of Your Word. I see it every day at the Capitol. Some Christian legislators vote to promote immorality, fund anti-God programs, and indoctrinate our children; others just don’t fight against it. 

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