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Month: April 2020

New York Post: Elites go to war on homeschooling — just when everyone’s doing it

April 23, 2020 edufreedom

By Corey DeAngelis: We’re all homeschoolers now. Schools have closed for more than 55 million students nationwide, and at least…

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Posted in: Opinion Filed under: Harvard, homeschool

Academic Achievement of Home-schooled Students: Literature Review

April 20, 2020 edufreedom 6 Comments

Dr. Lindsey Burke of Heritage Foundation authored this literature review of “…the academic outcomes of homeschooling students in the United States.”

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Posted in: Research Filed under: burke, coronavirus, homeschool, hslda

Briscoe: Harvard Law Gets Homeschooling All Wrong

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By Nicolas Briscoe In the May-June issue of the Harvard Magazine, journalist Erin O’Donnell published a piece entitled “The Risks…

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Posted in: Opinion Filed under: Harvard, homeschool, law

inConversation – Florida Schools Go Digital

April 8, 2020 edufreedom

Excel in Ed CEO Patricia Levesque joins Corey DeAngelis and Matthew Nielsen to talk about Florida’s schools moving to online instruction amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Posted in: Interviews, Podcasts Filed under: deangelis, florida, levesque, nielsen, online, policy, virtual

inConversation – Pressing “Mute” on Florida’s Hope Scholarship

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Posted in: Interviews, Podcasts Filed under: bullying, deangelis, florida, interview, matus, nielsen, policy, scholarship

in Conversation – LIVE (3 April 2020) with Corey & Matthew

April 4, 2020 edufreedom

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Posted in: Interviews, Podcasts Filed under: corey, deangelis, inConversation, matthew, news, nielsen, policy, video

Recent Posts

  • Testimony Before the United States House Subcommittee on Consumer Protection & Commerce Regarding “Kids Online During COVID: Child Safety in an Increasingly Digital Age”
  • WSJ: School Isn’t Closed for Lack of Money
  • New School: A Proposal for Educational Reform

RSS Podcasts

  • #48: Can We Get K-12 Education Right?
    Katharine Birbalsingh, Headmistress and Founder of Michaela (a charter/free school in London), joins Corey DeAngelis and Matthew Nielsen to talk about several issues facing educators of children in urban areas and what can be done to help underserved students. Find EFI online at EFInstitute.org, @EF_Institute on twitter, and Educational Freedom Institute on Facebook and other […]
  • #47: West Virginia Makes History
    Senator Patricia Rucker, State Senator in West Virginia, joins Corey DeAngelis and Matthew Nielsen to discuss landmark legislation that passed both House and Senate in West Virginia which creates Education Savings Accounts for children in the state. Find EFI online at EFInstitute.org, @EF_Institute on twitter, and Educational Freedom Institute on Facebook and other social platforms.
  • #46: Georgia Looks to Expand Choice
    Representative Wes Cantrell, of the Georgia House of Representatives, joins Corey DeAngelis and Matthew Nielsen to discuss his bill that would create an education savings account for K-12 students in Georgia. Find EFI online at EFInstitute.org, @EF_Institute on twitter, and Educational Freedom Institute on Facebook and other social platforms.

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West Virginia House

Passed Committee on Finance 13Feb2021

Passed Committed on Education 12Feb2021

HB 2013 Sponsors


Primary: Joe Ellington (R)

Cosponsor: Joshua Higginbotham (R)

Cosponsor: Amy Summers (R)

Cosponsor: Caleb Hanna (R)

Cosponsor: Jonathan Pinson (R)

Cosponsor: Johnnie Wamsley (R)

Cosponsor: Laura Kimble (R)


Washington House

HB 1215 Sponsors


Primary: Vicki Kraft (R)

Cosponsor: Jesse Young (R)

Cosponsor: Bob McCaslin (R)

Cosponsor: Robert Sutherland (R)

Cosponsor: Jim Walsh (R)

Cosponsor: Jenny Graham (R)

Cosponsor: Joel McEntire (R)

Cosponsor: Rob Chase (R)


Virginia House

HB 2225 Sponsors


Primary: Glenn Davis (R)

Cosponsor: Mark Cole (R)

Cosponsor: Dave LaRock (R)

Cosponsor: Bill Wiley (R)

Died in Committee

Votes to table the bill:

G. "John" Avoli (R)❌

Lamont Bagby (D) ✅

Mark L. Cole (R)❌

John J. McGuire III (R)❌

Delores L. McQuinn (D)✅

Martha M. Mugler (D)✅

Sam Rasoul (D)✅

Schuyler T. VanValkenburg (D)✅

Oregon Senate

SB 658 Sponsors


Dennis Linthicum (R)


Oklahoma Senate

SB 532 Sponsors


Rob Standridge (R)


North Dakota Legislature

HB 1369 Sponsors


Primary: Rep. Tom Kading (R)

Primary: Rep. Scott Louser (R)

Primary: Rep. Lisa Meier (R)

Primary: Rep. Mike Schatz (R)

Primary: Rep. Michelle Strinden (R)

Joint: Sen. Mike Dwyer (R)

Joint: Sen. Diane Larson (R)

Joint: Sen. Janne Myrdal (R)


New Hampshire Legislature

HB 20 Sponsors


Primary Sponsor: Rep. Sherman Packard (R)

Co-sponsor: Rep. Carol McGuire (R)

Co-sponsor: Rep. Roderick Ladd (R)

Co-sponsor: Rep. Jason Osborne (R)

Co-sponsor: Rep. Glenn Cordelli (R)

Co-sponsor: Rep. Gregory Hill (R)

Co-sponsor: Rep. Maureen Mooney (R)

Co-sponsor: Rep. Jess Edwards (R)

Co-sponsor: Rep. Karen Umberger (R)

Co-sponsor: Sen. Jeb Bradley (R)

Co-sponsor: Sen. Ruth Ward (R)

Co-sponsor: Sen. John Reagan (R)

Co-sponsor: Sen. Charles Morse (R)


Nebraska Legislature

LB 364 Sponsors


Lou Linehan (R)

Ray Aguilar (R)

Mike Groene (R)


Missouri Senate

SB 251 Sponsors


Robert Onder (R)


Kentucky Senate

SB 25 Sponsors


Ralph Alvarado (R)

Kansas House

HB 2119 Sponsors


House Committee on K-12 Education Budget

Indiana House

Committee on Education


Beau Baird (R) ✅

Timothy N. Brown (R) ✅

Chris Campbell (D) ❌

Robert W. Cherry (R) ✅

Edward D. Clere (R) ✅

Edward O. DeLaney (D) ❌

Chuck Goodrich (R) ✅

Carey Hamilton (D) ❌

Earl L. Harris Jr. (D) ❌

Robert Heaton (R) ✅

Dave Heine (R) ✅

Jack Jordan (R) ✅

Christopher N. Judy (R) ✅

Sheila J. Klinker (D) ❌

Daniel J. Leonard (R) ✅

Peggy Mayfield (R) ✅

Tonya Pfaff (D) ❌

Gregory W. Porter (D) ❌

John Prescott (R) ✅

Cherrish S. Pryor (D) ❌

Elizabeth Rowray (R) ✅

Harold Slager (R) ✅

Holli Sullivan (R) ✅

Jeffrey A. Thompson (R) ✅


Idaho House

HB 62 Sponsors


Priscilla Giddings (R)


Arkansas House

HB 1371 Sponsors


Lead Sponsor: Ken Bragg (R)

Primary Sponsor: Jonathan Dismang (R)

Primary Sponsor: Brian Evans (R)

Primary Sponsor: DeAnn Vaught (R)


Georgia House

HB 60 Sponsors


Wes Cantrell (R)

Kasey Carpenter (R)

Rick Jasperse (R)

Heath Clark (R)

Barry Fleming (R)

Jodi Lott (R)


Florida Senate

Committee on Education


Lori Berman (R) ✅

Jennifer Bradley (D) ❌

Doug Broxson (R) ✅

Manny Diaz, Jr. (R) ✅

Joe Gruters (R) ✅

Travis Hutson (R) ✅

Shev Jones (D) ❌

Kathleen Passidomo (R) ✅

Tina Scott Polsky ❌

Perry Thurston (D) ❌



Tony Bisignano (D) ❌

Joe Bolkcom (D) ❌

Nate Boulton (D) ❌

Claire Celsi (D) ❌

William A. Dotzler Jr. (D) ❌

Eric Giddens (D) ❌

Robert Hogg (D) ❌

Pam Jochum (D) ❌

Kevin Kinney (D) ❌

Jim Lykam (D) ❌

Liz Mathis (D) ❌

Janet Petersen (D) ❌

Herman C. Quirmbach (D) ❌

Amanda Ragan (D) ❌

Jackie Smith (D) ❌

Todd E. Taylor (D) ❌

Sarah Trone Garriott (D) ❌

Zach Wahls (D) ❌

Waylon Brown (R) ✅

Jim Carlin (R) ✅

Jake Chapman (R) ✅

Mark Costello (R) ✅

Chris Cournoyer (R) ✅

Dan Dawson (R) ✅

Dawn Driscoll (R) ❌

Jeff Edler (R) ✅

Julian B. Garrett (R) ✅

Tim Goodwin (R) ✅

Jesse Green (R) ✅

Dennis Guth (R) ✅

Craig Johnson (R) ✅

Mike Klimesh (R) ✅

Carrie Koelker (R) ✅

Tim Kraayenbrink (R) ✅

Mark S. Lofgren (R) ✅

Zach Nunn (R) ✅

Jeff Reichman (R) ✅

Ken Rozenboom (R) ✅

Jason Schultz (R) ✅

Tom Shipley (R) ❌

Amy Sinclair (R) ✅

Roby Smith (R) ✅

Annette Sweeney (R) ❌

Jeff Taylor (R) ✅

Zach Whiting (R) ✅

Jack Whitver (R) ✅

Craig Williams (R) ✅

Brad Zaun (R) ✅

Dan Zumbach (R) ✅