Tag: Colorado
Updated on November 2, 2023 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: Children have a right to safety, liberty, and dignity 02/10/2020–The Coalition for Responsible Home Education (CRHE), a national nonprofit organization that advocates for homeschooled children, is urging Colorado lawmakers to reject House Bill 20-1144, which… Read More
Updated on November 2, 2023 by CRHE
Representatives Geitner (R, district 19) and Pelton (R, district 65) have introduced a piece of legislation they are calling “Fundamental Family Rights” (HB20-1063) and “Parent’s Bill of Rights” (HB20-1144). This is an attack on the rights of all children with potentially severe impacts on homeschooled students.
Updated on January 14, 2019 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: Lax Homeschooling Laws Offer Abusive Parents a Way to Hide Child Fatalities Canton, Ma., 01/14/2019—On December 23, the body of 7-year-old Caden McWilliams was discovered in a storage unit in Denver, Colorado. Police believe that… Read More
Updated on February 6, 2020 by Rachel Coleman
“I want families who choose this route to have a tremendous homeschool experience. After hearing about the Turpin case, like many others with homeschool experience, I believe changes needed to be made in the laws.” My name is… Read More
Updated on May 31, 2017 by CRHE
“My homeschooling put me on the dean’s list in college. But I didn’t know anything about life beyond academics. … My parents focused so much on academics, shunning extracurricular activities, that I had no idea how to do anything else.”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by CRHE
“In the state of Colorado, homeschooled students are required to take placement tests every couple of years. There’s an exemption for parents who are certified teachers. My dad had a bachelor’s degree in English, and had taught it briefly, so we never took any tests.”
Tag: Colorado
Homeschool Group: Colorado HB 20-1144 Would Harm Children
Updated on November 2, 2023 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: Children have a right to safety, liberty, and dignity 02/10/2020–The Coalition for Responsible Home Education (CRHE), a national nonprofit organization that advocates for homeschooled children, is urging Colorado lawmakers to reject House Bill 20-1144, which… Read More
Category: Colorado, Legislation, Press Release, Voices for Reform Tags: Colorado
Action Needed: CO Bills HB20-1063 and HB20-1144
Updated on November 2, 2023 by CRHE
Representatives Geitner (R, district 19) and Pelton (R, district 65) have introduced a piece of legislation they are calling “Fundamental Family Rights” (HB20-1063) and “Parent’s Bill of Rights” (HB20-1144). This is an attack on the rights of all children with potentially severe impacts on homeschooled students.
Category: Action, Colorado, Voices for Reform Tags: Colorado
Homeschooling Used to Hide Colorado Child Abuse Death: Pattern Implicated
Updated on January 14, 2019 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: Lax Homeschooling Laws Offer Abusive Parents a Way to Hide Child Fatalities Canton, Ma., 01/14/2019—On December 23, the body of 7-year-old Caden McWilliams was discovered in a storage unit in Denver, Colorado. Police believe that… Read More
Category: Blog, Press Release Tags: child abuse, Colorado
Linda P.: “I wish I could paint a happy ending to this story”
Updated on February 6, 2020 by Rachel Coleman
“I want families who choose this route to have a tremendous homeschool experience. After hearing about the Turpin case, like many others with homeschool experience, I believe changes needed to be made in the laws.” My name is… Read More
Category: Blog, Testimonial Tags: Colorado, negative testimonial, parent testimonial, testimonial
Eleanor Skelton: “I saw no balance”
Updated on May 31, 2017 by CRHE
“My homeschooling put me on the dean’s list in college. But I didn’t know anything about life beyond academics. … My parents focused so much on academics, shunning extracurricular activities, that I had no idea how to do anything else.”
Category: Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, Colorado, mixed experience, testimonial, Texas
Cynthia Jeub: “I wasn’t really taught anything after I was ten years old”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by CRHE
“In the state of Colorado, homeschooled students are required to take placement tests every couple of years. There’s an exemption for parents who are certified teachers. My dad had a bachelor’s degree in English, and had taught it briefly, so we never took any tests.”
Category: Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, Colorado, educational neglect, Minnesota, negative testimonial, testimonial