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2020 IAHE Convention Update
We deeply regret to announce that we are unable to move forward with the 35th Annual IAHE Home Educators Convention. Our team is working diligently behind the scenes to unravel such a large endeavor and it will take days before we can share more information. We are...
Pause & Pray: 2020 IAHE Convention Update
As always, we rest in the certainty that God is in charge. In light of the past 24 hours, the status of our 35th Annual IAHE Home Educators’ Convention is uncertain. While we’d like to give a quick response to everyone reaching out to us, we’re faced with the...
SURVEY: Withdrawal From Public School & CPS Contact
IAHE has become aware of recent reports by families being intimidated by the government schools after withdrawing their children to homeschool. If you were contacted by Child Protective Services (CPS) after withdrawing your child to homeschool, please consider...
Is School Choice a Trojan Horse for Homeschooling?
The Alliance, a nonprofit association that supports homeschool organizations, produced the film Exposing a Trojan Horse in 2008.[1] It dealt, on a theoretical level with various issues related to homeschooling families taking government money – tax dollars – for...
Record-keeping: Be a Wise Steward
Homeschool parents work tirelessly to provide the best education for their children. They invest thousands of hours teaching and providing opportunities for years. As parents, we focus on high school graduation as the finish line for both ourselves and our students....
2019 IAHE Homeschool Day at Indiana Beach
Come join us for a day of FUN on Thursday, May 16, 2019, at the IAHE Homeschool Day at Indiana Beach! Activities begin at 10 a.m. and last until 4 p.m. Cost is only $13.99 per attendee for those 3 years and up. 2 years and under are free! Free parking is available in...
Maintaining Homeschool Freedom: Global Threats 2019
Indiana is one of the best states in the country for homeschooling. But, often freedom results in complacency. Every year our team watches not only the bills in Indiana that have potential to impact Hoosier families, but we also monitor the challenges that other...
NEW IAHE Regions! Just in time for Back-to-School help!
Have you ever wondered why the IAHE regions were set up the way they were? Well so have we! We've asked former board members. We've asked the founding members. We've stopped people in the convention hall. Do you know what we found out? Nobody knows. So in an effort to...
2018 Homeschool Mom Conference and the IAHE
Perhaps you've seen this image floating around Facebook this week? Did you know some of our very own IAHE members are involved? The 2018 Homeschool Mom Conference is an online conference June 4-10, 2018, that has over 150 sessions, over 100 individual speakers, a...
Should I sign the school’s withdrawal form?
The IAHE frequently receives questions from parents asking about the process of withdrawing their student from the public school system. Some of our top answers to many of these questions can be found here: Exploring Home Education Withdraw v. Transfer: Does it...
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.