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Your Guide to U.S. Civics

Which founding father wrote most of the Declaration of Independence? What is the Bill of Rights? Why do we have an Electoral College? Can ​you​ answer these questions? Can anyone around you? It will not take you long to discover that many Americans do not have a good...

Field Trips ~ An Educational Adventure

Field trips can be an exciting part of a child’s education!. Many of us enjoyed them growing up but did not put much thought into what it took to coordinate them. Now that you are the teacher/field trip planner—what do you do? You may find existing field trip groups,...

Do you REALLY want to homeschool?

Homeschooling, eLearning, school-at-home, and distance learning… oh my!  Many parents find themselves facing a difficult decision this summer regarding the education of their children for the year. For families seeking an at-home option, there are many paths to...

The Colors of Education Policy

Originally written in January 2020. Updated for the COVID era.  With scores of families seeking to escape the drastic social restrictions upon students at brick and mortar schools, it’s more important than ever for all parents to understand the philosophy of emerging...

The Point of Reading

I have always loved books. When I was little, my dad delighted me with Mrs. Pigglewiggle stories at bedtime. At age nine, I discovered L’Engle’s Wrinkle in Time and saw the world in a whole new light. I discovered what Mortimer Adler declared: “A good book can teach...

A Response to the Harvard Article with Alison Slatter

Since February, the IAHE team has been working with leaders from other state homeschool organizations to watch and respond to the currently postponed Harvard Summit on Homeschooling. You can read more about the event and our earlier response here. Many people have...