2+ week, 1+ day ago   (323+ words) In a recent op-ed (“CT magnet schools were sold as the fix, data says otherwise,” Aug. 5), State Rep. Maryam Khan presented a misleading picture of regional school choice and the financial reality of the Capitol Region Education Council, or CREC....

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (840+ words) An 18-year-old homeschool student will face a sitting town council member in the race for the 18th House district seat vacated by Rep. Jillian Gilchrest. Philip Tummescheit, a Republican, will face Democrat Tiffani McGinnis, a West Hartford council member. Gilchrest is…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (1043+ words) The nation’s largest homeschool advocacy organization is calling on the U.S. Department of Education to investigate a new state law that provides oversight of homeschooling families, alleging that it violates the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, protecting the…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (346+ words) After months of controversy, Gov. Ned Lamont signed a bill this week that provides oversight and regulation of homeschooling families in a watered-down measure that still prompted sharp opposition from some parents and their legislative supporters. Lawmakers said they have…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (763+ words) Connecticut lawmakers have passed H.B. 5468, a bill that prevents parents from immediately withdrawing their children from public school to begin homeschooling, making them wait until the Department of Children and Families completes a review. The bill would also prohibit homeschooling by…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (956+ words) A controversial bill to impose Connecticut’s first regulations on homeschooling gained final passage in the Senate after lengthy debate Monday evening. Senators voted, largely along party lines, passing the legislation 22-14 just before midnight. House Bill 5468 has faced pushback from Republicans…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago   (602+ words) Democrats have rewritten their last remaining homeschooling bill in an effort to make the legislation palatable enough to clear the House. The rewrite also drops language allowing homeschooled students to take up to two classes in public schools and participate…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (848+ words) In the wake of a third death of a student who had been withdrawn from public school, lawmakers are revising legislation that would increase oversight for homeschooled families. There is no data confirming the total number of homeschoolers in Connecticut,…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (858+ words) Christina Ghio was endorsed Wednesday by the House of Representatives as the state’s child advocate in an unexpectedly partisan vote that reflected deep divisions in the General Assembly over regulating homeschooling. Ghio’s testimony in support of a controversial homeschool oversight…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (102+ words) Hartford Courant Homeschooling parents should support the bill seeking reforms. I am deeply saddened by the lack of empathy protesting homeschooling parents and their advocates have for the children that have been hidden and abused under this education model. I…...