Tag: Illinois
Updated on November 2, 2023 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: Homeschooled children need access to mandatory reporters Canton, Ma., 02/19/2019—The Coalition for Responsible Home Education (CRHE), a national nonprofit founded by homeschool alumni to advocate for homeschooled children, applauds the intentions behind Illinois House Bill… Read More
Updated on November 21, 2017 by CRHE
Ultimately, it is me who pays the price. I’m now 25 and I’m still playing catch-up. My Math and Science skills are at an 8th grade level and I’ll have to spend a few years in remedial classes… Read More
Updated on May 16, 2016 by CRHE
“As a licensed civil engineer, I would not think twice about my superior evaluating me. It simply wouldn’t be safe for the public if I were to design something without that design being checked by my superior. I think about accountability and oversight of home education in the same way.”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by CRHE
“I was constantly reminded that if I didn’t vouch for my family in the most favorable light, I could and probably would be separated from them. (I now recognize that to be another clear sign of abuse.) The fear of child protective services, and social workers in general (being agents who tore families apart), was both irrational yet deeply ingrained in me as a child.”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by CRHE
“I was homeschooled … in Illinois, a state that has no homeschool regulation, no testing requirements, nothing. Unless a homeschooled child has been in a public school district before being homeschooled (which would require the family to notify the district as they withdraw the student), local officials and the state quite frankly don’t know you even exist if you are homeschooled.”
Tag: Illinois
Alumni Group Urges IL to Protect Homeschooled Students
Updated on November 2, 2023 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: Homeschooled children need access to mandatory reporters Canton, Ma., 02/19/2019—The Coalition for Responsible Home Education (CRHE), a national nonprofit founded by homeschool alumni to advocate for homeschooled children, applauds the intentions behind Illinois House Bill… Read More
Category: Illinois, Legislation, Press Release, Voices for Reform Tags: 2019, at risk children, child abuse, Illinois
Maria M.: “I’m still playing catch-up”
Updated on November 21, 2017 by CRHE
Ultimately, it is me who pays the price. I’m now 25 and I’m still playing catch-up. My Math and Science skills are at an 8th grade level and I’ll have to spend a few years in remedial classes… Read More
Category: Blog, Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, Illinois, testimonial
Amanda Smith: “I want a professional looking at what I’ve done”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by CRHE
“As a licensed civil engineer, I would not think twice about my superior evaluating me. It simply wouldn’t be safe for the public if I were to design something without that design being checked by my superior. I think about accountability and oversight of home education in the same way.”
Category: Testimonial Tags: Florida, Georgia, Illinois, parent testimonial, testimonial
Megan P.: “I do not wish my experience on anyone”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by CRHE
“I was constantly reminded that if I didn’t vouch for my family in the most favorable light, I could and probably would be separated from them. (I now recognize that to be another clear sign of abuse.) The fear of child protective services, and social workers in general (being agents who tore families apart), was both irrational yet deeply ingrained in me as a child.”
Category: Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, child abuse, Illinois, negative testimonial, pennsylvania, testimonial
Jamie G.: “I want to see that change, now”
Updated on May 16, 2016 by CRHE
“I was homeschooled … in Illinois, a state that has no homeschool regulation, no testing requirements, nothing. Unless a homeschooled child has been in a public school district before being homeschooled (which would require the family to notify the district as they withdraw the student), local officials and the state quite frankly don’t know you even exist if you are homeschooled.”
Category: Testimonial Tags: alumni testimonial, educational neglect, Illinois, mental illness, negative testimonial, testimonial