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Colorado’s School Immunizations Update, December 2025: No Change for Homeschool Families

Colorado’s School Immunizations Update, December 2025: No Change for Homeschool Families

Dec 22 | Blog, Homeschool Freedom, Legislative Update

by Colleen Enos Some homeschool families may be concerned about the Colorado Department of Public Health &...

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Education Spending Up and Polis Opts In

Education Spending Up and Polis Opts In

Dec 17 | Blog, Homeschool Freedom, Legislative Update

by Colleen Enos, CHEC Director of Government Relations With Christmas right around the corner, we are all shopping in...

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Colorado Families Speak

Colorado Families Speak

Nov 19 | Blog, Homeschool Freedom, Legislative Update

by Colleen Enos The Government Shutdown in our nation is now over as of last Wednesday, November 12. Our military, TSA...

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Vote! School Boards and Keeping Your TABOR Refund

Vote! School Boards and Keeping Your TABOR Refund

Oct 15 | Blog, Homeschool Freedom, Legislative Update

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with...

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How Special Was That Session?

How Special Was That Session?

Sep 17 | Homeschool Freedom, Legislative Update

by Colleen Enos Last Wednesday, on September 10th, we witnessed a political assassination. A young, courageous...

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Just Stop Digging!

Just Stop Digging!

Aug 20 | Blog, Homeschool Freedom, Legislative Update

by Colleen Enos, CHEC Director of Government Relations You can almost smell the school supplies in the air as all...

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Is the One Big Bill Really Beautiful?

Is the One Big Bill Really Beautiful?

Jul 16 | Blog, Homeschool Freedom, Legislative Update

by Colleen Enos, CHEC Director of Government Relations By now, everyone has heard about the passage of HR1, the One...

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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Jun 18 | Blog, Homeschool Freedom, Legislative Update, Parental Rights

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.

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Here We Go Again

Here We Go Again

Jun 4 | Blog, Homeschool Freedom, Legislative Update, Religious Liberty

“Woke” does not begin to describe the ideological beliefs of the majority in the Colorado legislature. They have become bold in their desire to reorder our lives in accordance with two basic ideological beliefs.

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Colorado Goes Woke

Colorado Goes Woke

May 14 | Blog, Homeschool Freedom, Legislative Update

“Woke” does not begin to describe the ideological beliefs of the majority in the Colorado legislature. They have become bold in their desire to reorder our lives in accordance with two basic ideological beliefs.

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No Parental Rights, No Embryos, and No Health Care

No Parental Rights, No Embryos, and No Health Care

Apr 30 | Blog, Homeschool Freedom, Legislative Update, Parental Rights

by Colleen Enos (CHEC Director of Government Relations) The majority in the Colorado General Assembly seems to...

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Hidden Government, Hate Groups, and Compelled Payment

Hidden Government, Hate Groups, and Compelled Payment

Apr 16 | Blog, Homeschool Freedom, Legislative Update

by Colleen Enos (CHEC Director of Government Relations) Transparency is not really our current General Assembly’s...

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Abortions, Schools, and Guns, Guns, Guns

Abortions, Schools, and Guns, Guns, Guns

Apr 2 | Blog, Homeschool Freedom, Legislative Update

by Colleen Enos (CHEC Director of Government Relations) While continuing to grapple with Colorado’s $1.2 billion...

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Anti-Parent, Pro-Abortion Colorado

Anti-Parent, Pro-Abortion Colorado

Mar 19 | Blog, Homeschool Freedom, Legislative Update

by Colleen Enos (CHEC Director of Government Relations) While Colorado continues to grapple with an increasing...

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DEI, Gender Care Injuries, and Social Media Enforcement

DEI, Gender Care Injuries, and Social Media Enforcement

Mar 5 | Blog, Homeschool Freedom, Legislative Update

by Colleen Enos (CHEC Director of Government Relations) The State of Colorado is contesting the federal...

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Meet Your Legislator Day and Bills, the Good and the Bad

Meet Your Legislator Day and Bills, the Good and the Bad

Feb 19 | Blog, Homeschool Freedom, Legislative Update

by Colleen Enos (CHEC Director of Government Relations)   While there was much controversy going on at the Capitol...

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School Funding and DEI

School Funding and DEI

Jan 22 | Blog, Homeschool Freedom, Legislative Update

by Colleen Enos (CHEC Director of Government Relations) While the state is trying to balance the budget by...

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A Battle Over Budget and Parental Rights

A Battle Over Budget and Parental Rights

Jan 22 | Blog, Homeschool Freedom, Legislative Update, Parental Rights

by Colleen Enos (CHEC Director of Government Relations) As the 2025 legislative session was gaveled in, the newly...

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Upcoming 2025 Session

Upcoming 2025 Session

Dec 18 | Blog, Homeschool Freedom, Legislative Update

by Carolyn Martin After this past election, major changes are expected to come to our national government, which will...

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Storm Brewing on the Horizon

Storm Brewing on the Horizon

Nov 20 | Blog, Homeschool Freedom, Homeschool Rights, Legislative Update

by Carolyn Martin Unalienable Rights The founders of our country believed in the existence of self-evident truths that...

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