Tag: New York
Updated on February 15, 2022 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: Group warns that vaccine exemptions for homeschooled children lead to troubling results Canton, Ma., 11/12/2019—After lawmakers in New York passed a bill requiring all children who attend school to be vaccinated unless they have a… Read More
Updated on November 2, 2023 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: Everyone wins when homeschooled students are allowed to play on public school sports teams Canton, Ma., 02/28/2019—The Coalition for Responsible Home Education (CRHE), a national nonprofit founded by homeschool alumni to advocate for homeschooled children,… Read More
Updated on November 2, 2023 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: Removing Protections Undermines Homeschooled Children’s Interests Canton, Ma., 2/27/2019—The Coalition for Responsible Home Education (CRHE), a national nonprofit organization founded by homeschool alumni to advocate for homeschooled children, is opposing New York Assembly Bill 1769…. Read More
Updated on February 6, 2020 by CRHE
“Although parents had to submit lists of textbooks that they were using for each grade as part of their report to the local school district, it became apparent that the school district didn’t know what to do with this, and didn’t read the reports at all.”
Updated on February 6, 2020 by CRHE
“I am grateful that a minimal amount of planning was required at the beginning of the school year and that some type of assessment was required at the end of each school year. I’m also grateful that medical… Read More
Updated on October 26, 2023 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: Removing Protections Undermines Homeschooled Children’s Interests Canton, Ma., 2/24/2016—New York Assembly Bill 9091 and Senate Bill 4788 would weaken the state’s oversight of homeschooling by allowing homeschool parents to administer their children’s standardized tests themselves, removing… Read More
Updated on October 26, 2023 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: Access to Public School Athletics Improves Homeschool Outcomes Canton, Ma., 2/16/16—Last year, two bills before the state legislature would have opened public school athletics to participation by homeschooled students. These bills, Assembly Bill 3678 and… Read More
Updated on October 26, 2023 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: Public School Athletics Should Be Open to Homeschoolers Canton, Ma., 3/11/15—Currently, the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) requires student athletes to be “regularly enrolled” at the public school they represent, thus… Read More
Updated on July 10, 2019 by CRHE
“My mother informed me that from now on we were all going to be “homeschooled” so that no more nosy teachers would be interfering in “our” (her) lives. One of my youngest stepsiblings had made some mention to a teacher of the rampant domestic violence that routinely rampaged through our home. . . . Homeschooling was the first step my mom took to make sure no one could get involved through children’s loose tongues ever again.”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by CRHE
“Upon settling in Pennsylvania, which has regulations that are generally seen as “stringent,” my parents refused to report, having not reported previously. I met other homeschooling families who followed the laws and their children usually participated in a co-op or other activities with other homeschoolers. . . . I was not aware of any educational shortcoming in my friends—even the large families used evaluators and spent a lot of time DOING school.”
Tag: New York
School Health Requirements’ Homeschooling Loophole
Updated on February 15, 2022 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: Group warns that vaccine exemptions for homeschooled children lead to troubling results Canton, Ma., 11/12/2019—After lawmakers in New York passed a bill requiring all children who attend school to be vaccinated unless they have a… Read More
Category: Blog, Press Release Tags: health requirements, immunizations, New York, vaccinations
Alumni Group to NY: Give Homeschoolers Sports Access
Updated on November 2, 2023 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: Everyone wins when homeschooled students are allowed to play on public school sports teams Canton, Ma., 02/28/2019—The Coalition for Responsible Home Education (CRHE), a national nonprofit founded by homeschool alumni to advocate for homeschooled children,… Read More
Category: Legislation, New York, Press Release, Voices for Reform Tags: 2019, athletics, New York
Alumni Group Opposes Watering Down of NY’s Homeschool Law
Updated on November 2, 2023 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: Removing Protections Undermines Homeschooled Children’s Interests Canton, Ma., 2/27/2019—The Coalition for Responsible Home Education (CRHE), a national nonprofit organization founded by homeschool alumni to advocate for homeschooled children, is opposing New York Assembly Bill 1769…. Read More
Category: Legislation, New York, Press Release, Voices for Reform Tags: 2019, assessments, at risk children, New York
Rebecca F.: “The physical abuse and neglect was obvious to me from a very early age”
Updated on February 6, 2020 by CRHE
“Although parents had to submit lists of textbooks that they were using for each grade as part of their report to the local school district, it became apparent that the school district didn’t know what to do with this, and didn’t read the reports at all.”
Category: Blog, Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, New York, testimonial
Jesse M.: “Some of these things would most likely not have been done if they were not required”
Updated on February 6, 2020 by CRHE
“I am grateful that a minimal amount of planning was required at the beginning of the school year and that some type of assessment was required at the end of each school year. I’m also grateful that medical… Read More
Category: Blog, Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, New York, pennsylvania, testimonial
Statement Opposing New York Assembly Bill 9091 and Senate Bill 4788
Updated on October 26, 2023 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: Removing Protections Undermines Homeschooled Children’s Interests Canton, Ma., 2/24/2016—New York Assembly Bill 9091 and Senate Bill 4788 would weaken the state’s oversight of homeschooling by allowing homeschool parents to administer their children’s standardized tests themselves, removing… Read More
Category: New York, Press Release, Voices for Reform Tags: at risk children, legislation, New York
2016 Statement Supporting New York Assembly Bill 3678 and Senate Bill 2175
Updated on October 26, 2023 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: Access to Public School Athletics Improves Homeschool Outcomes Canton, Ma., 2/16/16—Last year, two bills before the state legislature would have opened public school athletics to participation by homeschooled students. These bills, Assembly Bill 3678 and… Read More
Category: Legislation, New York, Press Release, Voices for Reform Tags: athletics, New York
2015 Statement Supporting New York Assembly Bill 3678 and Senate Bill 2175
Updated on October 26, 2023 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: Public School Athletics Should Be Open to Homeschoolers Canton, Ma., 3/11/15—Currently, the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) requires student athletes to be “regularly enrolled” at the public school they represent, thus… Read More
Category: Legislation, New York, Press Release, Voices for Reform Tags: athletics, New York
Elizabeth W.: “I am a survivor”
Updated on July 10, 2019 by CRHE
“My mother informed me that from now on we were all going to be “homeschooled” so that no more nosy teachers would be interfering in “our” (her) lives. One of my youngest stepsiblings had made some mention to a teacher of the rampant domestic violence that routinely rampaged through our home. . . . Homeschooling was the first step my mom took to make sure no one could get involved through children’s loose tongues ever again.”
Category: Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, child abuse, negative testimonial, New York, testimonial
Jennifer P.: “My parents broke the state’s homeschooling laws knowingly”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by CRHE
“Upon settling in Pennsylvania, which has regulations that are generally seen as “stringent,” my parents refused to report, having not reported previously. I met other homeschooling families who followed the laws and their children usually participated in a co-op or other activities with other homeschoolers. . . . I was not aware of any educational shortcoming in my friends—even the large families used evaluators and spent a lot of time DOING school.”
Category: Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, Maryland, mixed experience, New Jersey, New York, pennsylvania, testimonial