16+ hour, 10+ min ago  (735+ words) What happened: Officials in two more states signaled they may propose legislation restricting homeschool freedom in 2027. What HSLDA did: Our legal team engaged with state agencies and lawmakers during the off-season in an effort to block bad legislation before it can…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (507+ words) A committed homeschooling mother and father have been criminally convicted in Brazil and sentenced to 50 days in prison. Their crime? Intellectual neglect because of their decision to homeschool. The fight for homeschool freedom in Brazil has been long. It’s been…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (338+ words) HSLDA intervenes to protect homeschool freedom HSLDA recently asked state education officials to intervene after a local school district sought homeschool student information they are not entitled to. District Five recently emailed several associations that serve homeschool families in Lexington…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (821+ words) At HSLDA, we maintain and expand the freedom to homeschool by representing homeschooling families in courts and legislatures all over the country, and happily we have had great success since our founding in 1983. Homeschooling is now legal in all 50 states…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1038+ words) What happened: This legislative season brought a wave of bills targeting homeschool freedom, including in Nebraska (a setback), West Virginia (a win), and Connecticut. What HSLDA did: We fought these bills on multiple fronts—testifying in committee hearings, rallying families to…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (749+ words) When it became apparent that public school was not a good fit for her 5-year-old, an Ohio mom decided to finish her daughter’s first year of formal education at home. That’s when she was accused of running afoul of a…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (496+ words) The US Senate education committee unanimously advanced a bill to recognize homeschool graduates at the federal level last Thursday, and the full Senate will now consider the bill. HSLDA worked with legislators behind the scenes to get Senate Bill 3747 introduced,…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago  (358+ words) A brief primer in Illinois homeschool law HSLDA is well-known for defending homeschooling families in the courts and in the legislatures, but we also vigorously advocate for our member families in many other ways. When Luke and Susi (last name…...