March 10, 2021
If you’ve attended CHEWV’s Homeschooling 101 classes, you’ve heard us emphasize something: WV homeschool law 18-8-1(c)(2) is an exemption to WV’s compulsory attendance law. WV children […]
February 8, 2021
Homeschooling is home-based, privately funded, and parent-directed. Because homeschoolers do not receive public funds, tax credit legislation is the best way to provide financial help to […]
February 7, 2021
Nothing is like it should be, yet I have been feeling like Every. Single. Day. has been exactly the same — for weeks! Between Covid restrictions […]
February 7, 2021
by John Carey, CHEWV’s Legislative Liaison Consider this startling quote from Thomas Jefferson, author of West Virginia’s Religious Freedom Clause: It is better to tolerate the […]
February 7, 2021
Standardized testing often gets a bad rap in the homeschool world. After all, testing is a public school thing. Public schools have come to rely on […]
January 30, 2021
This year, many new homeschool families have opted to enroll in accredited online programs for their students. Unfortunately, many of these program directors have limited (or no) […]
November 10, 2020
We’re in the army now! And the marines, and the navy, and the air force, and the national guard, and the coast guard…yes, homeschoolers are accepted […]
November 10, 2020
by John Carey, CHEWV’s Legislative Liaison CHEWV now offers an exciting FREE member resource,Your Guide to U.S. Civics, to help families study American civics and government. […]
October 11, 2020
…of a Homeschool Mom by Faith Lewis Players: Gideon, 11 Noah, 12 Korah,17 Silas, 18 I’m sharing a bit of our homeschooling morning because it’s been […]
August 20, 2020
In 2015, the Diploma Fairness Bill was passed by the WV Legislature and became law: “A person who administers a program of secondary education at a […]