The IAHE Blog
Homeschool Discrimination and the Indiana Network of Knowledge
Serving on the Board of IAHE, we receive a plethora of inquiries and concerns related to home education which allows us to have our finger on the pulse of home education in the great state of Indiana. Â Unfortunately, in the past couple of years, our office has fielded...
HSLDA Weighs in on New Part-Time Enrollment Policy Proposal at FWCS
IAHE was notified about a new part-time enrollment policy proposal being considered by the school board of the Fort Wayne Community Schools. Â We asked HSLDA attorney who oversees Indiana law, Tj Schmidt, to evaluate the proposal from a legal perspective. As many of...
New Indiana Standards and Home Education
Do the new Indiana Standards affect homeschoolers?
Indiana Academic Standards Release
IAHE received this from the Governor's office: Friends, The Indiana Department of Education (DOE) and Center for Education and Career Innovation (CECI) today released the final draft of proposed academic standards for Math and English/Language Arts that will guide...
Beyond Trophies: Navigating the World of Competition With a Biblical Compass
The whole world is about competition. Â From backyard races to the Olympics, 4-H projects to corporate promotions, sports to scholarships, and from music contests to family room Monopoly games, competition is everywhere. Â Competition drives a free economy. Â And even...
Homeschooling and Political Tolerance
This is Big News: The Homeschooled More Politically Tolerant? New research on political intolerance will likely surprise many people, especially negative critics of parent-led home-based education. . . . . We at IAHE believe in the work of NHERI.org and Dr. Brian Ray....
IAHE Has a Complete Board of Directors
IAHE is pleased to announce that we now have a complete Board of Directors! Â Dan and Shawn King have been serving as Region 9 Representatives and have agreed to join the Board. Dan and Shawn live in Clinton, Indiana, with their four children, Danny (15), Abbie (13),...
Comparison Between “New” Indiana Standards & Common Core
As many of you have observed, there is little difference between the Common Core and the "new" Indiana Standards. Â We've been anticipating Hoosiers Against Common Core's comparison of the two sets. Â It is disappointing to see that Common Core has been repackaged as...
The Troubling “Process” of Developing “New” Indiana Standards
Home educators are concerned about the Common Core because it's an attempt to nationalize education.  We are troubled by what we've observed in the process of developing "new" Indiana standards that look very similar to the "old" Common Core standards.  Dr. Terrence...