The IAHE Blog
What About Kindergarten?
Indiana compulsory school age does not begin until the school year that a student turns seven years of age. While Kindergarten is not mandatory in our state either, the majority of Indiana families consider this the beginning of formal education for their child. The...
IAHE Visits the IMPD
Last year, IAHE received several complaints that the IMPD was turning away homeschool graduates. So, we started investigating and researching to see how we could help.
Research on Homeschooling Tells Us Plenty Despite the Claim It Does Not
The Context As recent as a few years ago, negative critics of homeschooling and of homeschool advocacy were claiming that research on homeschooling tells us almost nothing. More recently, the criticism of positive claims about homeschooling's effects has been softened...
When Abuse Allegations Hit Home
The homeschool community is deep in conversation this week over the tragic condition of the 13 Turpin children found in their home in California. While it's too soon to know the details of all that happened in this case, one thing is clear. There is no defense for the...
Kroger Community Rewards
The IAHE is a participant in Kroger's Community Rewards Program. Kroger is committed to helping our communities grow and prosper. Year after year, nonprofit organizations will earn millions of dollars through Kroger Community Rewards®. All you have to do is shop at...
Homeschooling Growth Nationwide: Multiple Data Points Indicate a Continued Increase through 2016 and Now
The Context Is the homeschool population and movement growing, or not? Is it rising or not? One recent study found that the growth of the homeschool population tapered off for the four years ending in 2016.[1] But what do other current sources of data say? Image...
The Alliance Calls For National Homeschool Day of Prayer
As we pray for New York, the most highly regulated state in the nation, regarding the details below, let us also pray for Indiana homeschoolers. IAHE and Indiana Association of Home Educators ACTION (IAHE Action) have been dealing with issues related to the School to...
New Board of Directors Members: Tim & Becky Zook
Welcome! Tim & Becky Zook have been homeschooling since 2011. They have two boys ages 13 and 10. Prior to joining the board, they served as IAHE Regional Reps. Becky also serves the struggling learner homeschool community, a ministry that she is still very...
Homeschooling Growth Nationwide: Multiple Data Points Indicate a Continued Increase through 2016
Indiana Association of Home Educators has seen tremendous growth in the number of inquiries about home education that we received from 2012-2016. We were very surprised when we read this piece from The Washington Post that claimed the numbers have decreased according...