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Alex Brace - Home School Success Story

This is the story of home school graduate Alex Brace. After her father's divorce, Mr. Brace opted to home school his young daughter, Alex. For him, this was the best way to invest in her life. His former wife, however, disagreed. She believed that home schooling would make Alex "weird" and she filed for full custody.

That was twenty years ago. THSC was able to join Mr. Brace in the fight for his daughter and the suit failed. Alex has since blossomed into a woman of God and has become another...

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How Free? - What Makes Home Schooling in Texas Easier?

We're proud to say we're Americans 'cause at least we know we're 'free'. But how free are we to teach our own children? Join the Texas Home School Coalition as they take a critical look at how some states treat their home schoolers more like criminals than like citizens.

In this comparison of the home school laws in different states we'll learn why people love to say they home school in Texas, where people are free.

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The Death of the Tim Tebow Bill and School Choice

An update by Texas Home School Coalition President Tim Lambert on the Tim Tebow bill and also an update on how school choice initiatives for families with children with special needs faired during the 2017, 85th Texas Legislature. Texas public schools and coaches association lobbied to exclude home school students from UIL activities, and the Tim Tebow bill died by one vote. Texas public schools also turned down $500 million in additional funding to prevent families of special needs students...

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Texas Home School Coalition: Keys to Home Schooling Success, Part 2

Drawing from her own experience, Lyndsay discusses the do nots of home schooling, subjects to teach, scheduling, lesson plans, record keeping, support group participation, and dealing with discouragement.

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Will School Choice Bills Jeopardize Home School Freedom?

UPDATE: Tim Lambert explains the basics of HB 1335 and SB3, the school choice bills filed late last week and today. Subscribe to THSC Home School Advocacy and News blog to get the upcoming full analysis on both bills.

HB 1335 - http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=85R&Bill=HB1335

SB 3 - http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/85R/billtext/pdf/SB00003I.pdf#navpanes=0

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Home School Individual Education Plan (IEP) Tool

The Texas Home School Coalition IEP Generation Tool is an innovate online tool that allows parents to create customized learning plans for their special needs learner.

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Texas Home School Freedom and HSLDA: Different Paradigms

President Tim Lambert on why Texas Home School Coalition supports ESAs and Tim Tebow bills despite HSLDA's position. Lambert distinguishes home school regulation from rules to participate in optional programs, such as ESAs and UIL activities.

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Legislative Update #1

H.J.R. 45 constitutional amendment by Representative Jonathan Stickland

This week, Representative Stickland filed a bill to prevent the state from regulating private schools. Since home schools are considered "unaccredited private schools," the bill would preserve within the Texas Constitution the right to home school for years to come.

Bill Text: http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/83R/billtext/pdf/HJ00045I.pdf#navpanes=0

H.B. 1374, Tim Tebow bill by Representative Harold Dutton

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Extra Considerations When Home Schooling a Special Needs Student

THSC Special Needs department team lead, Peggy Ployhar, talks about extra considerations parents should take when home schooling a special needs student. The topics covered in this video include: Individual Education Plans (IEPs), Transition Planning, Therapy Integration, and Curriculum Resources.

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Special Needs Curriculum Modification - Teaching Single Digit Number Recognition

Using two standard home schooling math curriculum products, Marie Prince from the THSC Special Needs Team, shows parents how to help their student build number recognition skills

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