SPRINGFIELD, Ill (WICS) — A new bill is moving forward in the Illinois legislature.... HB 2827, or The Homeschooling Act, introduces regulation for homeschooling families in Illinois. It requires ...

A state bill protested by hundreds of homeschooling families at the Illinois state Capitol advanced out of committee on Wednesday and will head to the state House floor for a vote, likely sometime ...

Conservative lawmakers in Illinois are sounding the alarm about a bill that could drastically change homeschooling rules in the Prairie State. The Homeschool Act, also known as HB2827, would ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- A new Illinois bill aims to add some oversight of families who homeschool their children, a response to concerns that the state does little to ensure these students receive an ...

(The Center Square) – A controversial bill regulating homeschooling in Illinois could be heard by the Illinois House Education Policy Committee Wednesday morning. The committee is set to start at 8 ...

SPRINGFIELD — After nearly three hours of debate before a packed hearing room, a House committee on Wednesday voted to advance a bill that would impose new requirements on homeschooling, fueling a ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill (WICS) — New guidelines may be coming for homeschooling in Illinois if a new bill passes through the legislature... HB2827, or the Homeschool Act, creates a set of requirements for ...

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Instead, it forces both homeschool families and private schools to divulge personal information to the state. As of March 14, more than 29,000 people had filed “ witness slips ” in opposition ...

After a Connecticut woman was accused of holding her stepson captive for two decades, education advocates said the state’s largely unregulated homeschooling system could allow abusive parents ...

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It sounds outlandish, but that’s one of the components of House Bill 2827, referred to as the Homeschool Act. Proponents sell it as legislation to properly regulate homeschooling in Illinois.