State legislatures redrawing the line between homeschool and public school
At least six states have active bills allowing homeschool students to access public school electives without full enrollment.
By The Remix Academics Research Council
<p>At least six states currently have active legislation that would allow homeschool and hybrid students to access public school resources -- electives, sports, counseling, extracurriculars -- without full enrollment. The bills vary wildly in how they define eligibility, funding, and accountability.</p><p>If even three of these pass, it signals a structural acknowledgment that the binary choice -- youre either in or youre out -- no longer reflects how families are actually operating. Low-income families, families of color, and multilingual households stand to gain the most from flexible access -- and are the least represented in the rooms where these bills are being written.</p><p>Worth watching closely. Worth showing up to comment periods.</p>
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