The IAHE Blog
Governor’s Information and Awareness Adoption Fair
Homeschool families have big hearts and love children, and Governor Pence wanted to make sure that homeschoolers know about his adoption event. November is Adoption Month and the Governor is hosting his third annual Information and Awareness Adoption Fair this...
Assurances Received Regarding Proposed Diplomas
Today IAHE testified before the State Board of Education regarding the proposed diplomas. We wanted our concerns and the assurances that we had received to be a part of the public record. IAHE met with Commissioner Lubbers and Associate Commissioner Bearce on...
Recent HPV Vaccination Letter
IAHE recently received questions from home educators regarding a letter that they received from the Indiana Department of Health regarding the HPV vaccine. The letter is a reminder recall that is being sent to families whose information is in the CHIRP system...
Seven Reasons Why Indiana Homeschoolers Do Not Need More Regulation
Homeschooling has been a tradition in Indiana for over a century. Due to the longstanding legal environment regarding home education in Indiana, we have seen how less regulation facilitates the parent-directed learning experience. Below are some reasons the Indiana...
Lilly Endowment Scholarship
IAHE has received calls from homeschool parents whose children would like to apply for the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship. They had requested that we contact Lilly on their behalf. We have been told by many homeschoolers that they had contacted Lilly as well...
Welcome to the IAHE’s New Executive Director!
The IAHE board is pleased to announce a new development within the organization. For the past ten years IAHE activities, employment demands, and family responsibilities have kept our proverbial plate overflowing. Depending on an all volunteer force has often limited...
Homeschoolers Using Less Alcohol, Tobacco, & Other Drugs
Many homeschooling parents have been prodded with this leading question: “Why do you want to shelter your child from the world so much?” Sheltering or not, does research tell us anything new about the effects of home-based education? The Context When someone...
The Informer Podcast is back!
Does the shifting world around us leave you shaken? The news is full of stories that leave us shocked and bewildered. How did we get here? How do we respond? The world is quickly changing around us. Faster than any of us could have ever imagined. Our children are...
If you care about children and education, listen to this podcast. Renowned mathematician and South Bend, Indiana, native, Dr. James Milgram, discusses the damage that has been and is being done in the area of math education since the 1980’s. Common Core has ramped up...