HB1214 Is A Bad Choice For School Choice (Op-Ed)

HB1214 Could Both Threaten The Best Current School Choice Options We Have And Introduce New, Worse Ones. Broadly Speaking, We Now Have Public, Private, Charter, And Homeschool Options In Tennessee. House Bill 1214 And Its Sister, Senate Bill 1194, Have The Potential To Alter Several Of These Choices.

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Coordinated Efforts Of Homeschool Parents Credited For Bill Being Stalled But Concern Remains

According To Several Sources, The Coordinated Effort That Brought Homeschooling Families To The Capitol On Wednesday In Droves May Have Played A Part In A Bill Being Sent To General Subcommittee Of The Senate Education Committee, Effectively Killing It On The Senate Side For This Year.

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Lawmakers Overwhelmed By Phone Calls From Homeschool Community, Speaker’s Bill Set To Be Amended

Tennessee Homeschooling Parents Report That Lawmakers Are Overwhelmed By The Response From The Homeschool Community Over A Bill That Sought To Modify State Homeschool Law.

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Speaker’s Charter School Bill Targeting Homeschoolers And “At Risk” Youth Draws Ire From Homeschool Community, Questions Regarding Migrant Children

A Bill Being Pushed By Speaker Cameron Sexton That Creates Two Very Different Kinds Of Charter Schools Is Drawing Ire From The State’s Homeschool Community.

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School Choice More Important To Tennesseans Than Ever Before

Expanding Options For School Choice Is Increasingly Supported By Tennessee Parents According To Polls, Especially After Seeing How Their Children’s Education Has Suffered During The Pandemic.

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Homeschooled Children Increased To 5 Million In 2020

The Number Of Children Being Home-Schooled Has Grown From An Estimated 13,000 In 1973 To 5 Million, According To A Report By The National Home Education Research Institute.

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Public School Enrollment Drop 3 Percent Nationally

The Number Of Students Attending Public Schools During The 2020-2021 Academic Year Fell By Roughly 3% Compared With The Previous Year. Home-Schooling More Than Doubled As Many Parents Pass On Virtual Learning During Pandemic.

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American Federation For Children Tennessee Welcomes New Director

American Federation For Children – Tennessee yesterday Welcomed A New State Director, John Patton, To Oversee AFC’s Policy, Advocacy, Political, And Grassroots Efforts Across The Volunteer State.

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