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How to help your local district understand the change…

Ironically, the more homeschooling becomes a choice that more people make, the opposition grows too. In early spring, we notified our followers of the Harvard Homeschool Summit that would be held on June 18, sponsored by the Harvard school of law. It featured law professors, and representatives of other organizations, all who want to see tighter restrictions and more oversight for homeschooling parents-yes even in NY! There has been a tremendous amount of pushback against this one-sided,  “invitation only” event. By now, one only needs to do a casual search to find the myriad articles, editorials, and Facebook posts decrying this governmental authoritarian approach to education and parenting. (here, here, here and here just for starters) As of May 1, this event was postponed due to the pandemic, but we know that this will not be the end of these kinds of threats to homeschooling freedom. HomeschoolNewYork / LEAH has been aware of the organizers of this summit, and others attached to it for a long time. In fact, one of the Summit’s participants, a certain coalition that claims to be in favor of responsible home education, is now using a survey to gather statistics on homeschoolers under the guise of providing resources. Of course they are doing it at a time when the lines are blurred between who was already a homeschooler, and who is overseeing home instruction while schools are closed nationwide. To use information from a survey of people who would not have identified as homeschoolers just […]

These are challenging times for sure, but such a great opportunity…

The last few weeks have seen significant legislative action in New York State regarding a variety of issues that impact educational choice for families.  HomeschoolNewYork – Loving Education At Home (LEAH) is a Christian organization that serves to provide information, support and advocacy for families that choose to pursue homeschooling as their due right.  We serve over 2,400 families across New York State – through more than 90 local Chapters – and provide a host of services for member families (see: www.leah.org).  Many parents and students have found that homeschooling is the best path to accomplish their academic and training objectives – and LEAH is committed to advancing the cause of home education and protecting parental rights and freedoms to do so.  We are here to serve families considering home education – so please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have.