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WEEDEN: WAKE UP, Sleeping Conservatives!

January 2, 2026 Amanda Weeden

As the New Year unfolds and the bell of liberty rings clearly amongst the long list of bills that NH Republicans have filed, I urge you: do not become complacent. Benjamin Franklin once said, “Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” As a veteran … Read more

Shurtleff: Remembering Homeschool Pioneer Sam Blumenfeld

July 9, 2025May 24, 2025 Hal Shurtleff

June 1 of this year marks the tenth anniversary of the passing of author and homeschool pioneer Samuel L. Blumenfeld. Sam’s last book, which he co-authored with Alex Newman, was Crimes of the Educators. A week before Sam’s passing, I called Alex and asked when he planned to visit Sam. They had not met in person, but … Read more

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Carson: Homeschooling Is Our Best Defense Against the State

May 17, 2025 Heather Carson

There’s a battle going on right now in our neighboring state of Illinois concerning the Illinois Homeschool Act. This Act takes the current minimal oversight of homeschoolers in Illinois and places families at risk of violation by state-appointed truant officers right in their homes. The bill would require parents to file a homeschool declaration form as well … Read more

Homeschooling on the Rise Globally

April 7, 2025 John Klar

Attempt to regulate homeschooling faces furious opposition. Once considered the exception rather than the rule, more parents are choosing a homeschooling education over public schools as the best path for their children. A recent Illinois initiative, however, would compel registration of parents who teach their children outside the government’s oversight, revealing the popularity of what … Read more

An Attack on Homeschooling in Disguise?

April 6, 2025 John Klar

Once considered the exception rather than the rule, more parents are choosing a homeschooling education over public schools as the best path for their children. A recent Illinois initiative to compel registration of parents who teach their children outside of the government’s oversight reveals the swelling popularity of what has become a parental movement across … Read more

A House Divided – When Homeschoolers Turn on Each Other

February 9, 2025 Elizabeth Beyer

I am a new voice to New Hampshire but not to homeschooling. Just a short time ago I chose to move my family from the Midwest to the East Coast because I choose to live empowered versus dictated by fear. As my family and I settle into the granite state, I am excited to become … Read more

State-funded “School Choice”: A Power Grab

December 15, 2024 Doris Hohensee

Some members of the legislature believe that public schools are no longer “fixable.” They want universal state-funded spending accounts to allow all students, rich or poor, to escape public schools. They call it “school choice,” but it’s really an insidious transfer of power to the state. Yes, public schools are a uniform mess, but the … Read more

Warning to Wolfeboro, Tuftonboro and Ossipee voters

September 30, 2024September 28, 2024 Ann Marie Banfield

Voters should remember that Democrats voted overwhelmingly against parental rights this last legislative session. I’m not sure when our fundamental rights as parents became a partisan issue. Something happened that caused Democrats to stand squarely against parental rights. Democrats do not consider due process in this decision either. When it comes to your child going … Read more

NH GOP Candidates Need to Understand This

September 18, 2024 Amanda Weeden

Well folks, primary season is over, and our candidates for NH General Court, Executive Council, and Governor are in. I voted in the primary, as I do in every election in Rochester. Many of my candidates did not win their primaries. I am still voting in the election, as boycotting any vote is against my … Read more

Homeschooling is Still Gaining Popularity…Thanks to Woke ‘Educators’

September 18, 2024 Ron Paul

One of the few areas where liberty made gains in the COVID lockdown era was the increase in homeschooling. Many parents started homeschooling out of frustration with the failure of “virtual learning” to provide children with a quality education. Other parents withdrew their children from government schools when virtual learning allowed them to discover how … Read more

A Plea From a Traditional Home Educator

September 18, 2024August 20, 2024 Amanda Weeden

From the cooler evening weather to the jam-packed “Back to School” section at Walmart, we all understandably feel the pressure to consider Fall plans for our children. There are options aplenty, and the Educational Freedom Account pathway promotion is in full, political, high gear. The EFA is a fourth educational pathway to satisfy compulsory attendance … Read more

Homeschooling Survey: They Use Many Different Methods to Learn to Read

May 2, 2024 Jody Underwood

Homeschooled students typically score 15 to 25 percentile points above public-school students on standardized academic achievement tests, according to The National Home Education Research Institute.

School Board Discusses Warrantless Searches on Homeschool Families

March 11, 2024 Steve MacDonald

Homeschooling is this awful, terrible thing where parents and guardians remove children from the failed public school experiment and (drumroll) teach them how to read and do math. A State’s AG has suggested allowing unannounced warrantless searches of homeschoolers… in the name of public safety.

State Rep Accidentally Outs Herself

March 6, 2024 Jody Underwood

There is a classic tale in which one man lends money to another. When the time comes to repay the loan, the debtor claims that no loan was ever made. They go to trial, and the lender says that the money was counted out on a large stone, which should be brought to court as a witness. The debtor says, ‘The stone will never be found, because I broke it into many pieces, which I dispersed to many places.’

How The State Will Take Over Private and Religious Schools

March 5, 2024 Ann Marie Banfield

Democrats have shown that they are willing to go to the first step required for the State to take over private and religious schools. New Hampshire’s HB1610 requires all students in private, religious, and even home-school families to take the STATE standardized test.

Homeschooling Across Generations: A Call for Collective Reimagination

September 2, 2024February 17, 2024 Moira Mills

In a world where the traditional structures of education are constantly evolving, the rise of homeschooling has become a prominent force, challenging the conventional notions of learning.

Is This House Bill Evil, or Just Sloppy?

January 11, 2024January 11, 2024 Ian Underwood

A lot of parents who educate their own children at their own expense (i.e., without the aid of Education Freedom Accounts) are upset about HB1610, which — as it’s currently written — would require their kids to take the same state assessments as kids in public schools.