Reels: Homeschool Registration Act (HB 2827)
04.18.25
Please do not stop praying, making calls, sending emails and spreading awareness. We must remain vigilant if we want to preserve parental rights and homeschool freedoms. Please share the reels below on your social media platforms and let lawmakers know how many Illinois voters oppose HB 2827.
High Truancy Rates Say So Much About Government Schools
By Fran Eaton   |   04.14.25
According to the 2024 Illinois Report Card, chronic truancy—defined as missing more than 1 percent but less than 5 percent school days without a valid excuse—stood at 25.7% statewide, slightly up from 25.1% in 2023. Since 2022, Illinois allows five excused mental health days without a doctor’s note, but unexcused absences still trigger truancy warnings...
Diatribe: State Rep. Costa Howard Attempts to Justify HB 2827
By David E. Smith   |   04.12.25
Frustrated with persistent opposition to HB 2827, "The Homeschool (Registration) Act," State Representative Terra Costa Howard (D-Lombard) took approximately three minutes on Friday morning to gripe about why she isn't going to relent on pushing her bill.
Why Parents Are Ditching Govt Schools for Homeschooling
By Alex Newman   |   04.11.25
As government schools continue to fail students, home education has become increasingly popular. Here's how you can do it with your children.
Illinois Home Educators Face “Guilty Until Proven Innocent” Label
By Fran Eaton   |   04.10.25
Wednesday morning, State Representative Terra Costa-Howard (D-Lombard) brought before the Illinois House’s Education Policy Committee an amendment to her “Anti-Homeschool Act’ that would - for the first time - require Illinois homeschooling families to register their students with the state.
AGAIN: Speak Out TODAY Against HB 2827
By David E. Smith   |   04.09.25
State Representative Terra Costa Howard (D-Lombard) has filed another amendment to HB 2827, "The Homeschool Act," in hopes of picking up more votes among her colleagues in the Illinois House. They are working overtime to try to pass this bill out of the House and move it over to the Illinois Senate this week.
Illinois Bureaucrats Are Disqualified to Oversee Homeschoolers
By David E. Smith   |   04.05.25
In various media interviews, State Representative Terra Costa Howard (D-Lombard) has repeatedly claimed that there are no regulations in Illinois for homeschoolers. This is not true. Moreover, she has repeatedly suggested that state lawmakers “have to do something to make sure that kids are receiving an education,” yet year after year public school systems miss the academic mark for a majority of their students.
2025 Candidates for School Board
03.29.25
This 2025 School Board Candidate Guide is designed to help voters make informed decisions about those individuals running for their local school board. Serving on a school board is a profound opportunity to shape the future of education, advocate for parents and their students. School board members can influence critical decisions on curriculum, budgeting, and policies that directly impact the quality of education in your district.
“The State Has No Authority To Come Into My Home”
By David Curtin   |   03.22.25
House Bill 2827 is facing significant opposition from various groups, particularly homeschool advocates, parents, and organizations concerned with educational freedom and parental rights. IFI's Dave Smith and State Rep. Chris Miller join Sandra Miller on Fox News Channel to highlight some of our concerns.
HB 2827: Next Steps
By David E. Smith   |   03.20.25
It is vitally important that we pray fervently for God’s help in defeating this bill, make phone calls, send emails, schedule visits, and then pray some more.
Illinois Homeschoolers Under Attack
By Alex Newman   |   03.19.25
Even as suicide, drug abuse, sexual depravity, gender confusion, illiteracy, and violence reach record levels among children in Illinois government schools, leftist lawmakers and far-left media propagandists are painting a target on the backs of homeschool families in the state.
What Exactly is in the Homeschool Bill – HB 2827?
By Kathy Valente   |   03.17.25
State Representative Terra Costa Howard, the sponsor the anti-homeschooling bill (HB 2827), has introduced an amendment which will be heard in committee this Wednesday at the Capitol. Your calls, emails and witness slips against this effort to diminish homeschool freedoms in Illinois. Speak up for parental rights!
Witness Slips for the Week of March 17th
By Kathy Valente   |   03.17.25
The battle continues and your participation is making a difference!
Government Schools Are Actively Protecting Thousands Of Sexual Groomers
By Alex Newman   |   03.04.25
Government schools across Texas are protecting child rapists and abusers, even allowing them to be legally shifted around to other schools to abuse more children, according to official documents and data compiled by researchers. It is happening in Illinois too... consider the test alarming reports about the sexual assaults on students in Chicago Public Schools.
The U.S. Constitution and Education
By Dr. Jerry Newcombe   |   03.03.25
President Trump wants to abolish the U.S. Department of Education. Sounds outrageous to some. This move aligns with his broader agenda to reduce federal involvement in local matters.
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