HEF Admin | Jason Crawford
Jul 113 min read
Bright Futures Fixed for PEP Students! - Official DoE Memo
Prior to the passage of the Personalized Education Program (PEP) last year, the Home Education Foundation (HEF) lobbyist, Brenda...
HEF Admin | Crystal Crawford
May 301 min read
Umbrella School Laws in Florida
In Florida, Umbrella Schools are considered private schools. They are sometimes also referred to as 600 schools, because of Florida...
HEF Admin | Jason Crawford
Apr 204 min read
What is Homeschooling or Home Education?
What is Home Education? Parent-Directed Education, and it's very important to faithfully protect that definition. Here's why.
HEF Admin | Jason Crawford
Apr 125 min read
1002.395 Personalized Education Program (FTC-PEP)
HEF's analysis: FTC-PEP is not a government funded program. It is funded from private, voluntary contributions to the Scholarship Funding...
HEF Admin | Crystal Crawford
Feb 236 min read
Update on the Bills HEF Is Watching (as of 2-23-2024)
Hello, everyone! There's been a lot of discussion about HB1403/SB7048, but it's not the only bill we're tracking. We thought it might be...
HEF Admin | Crystal Crawford
Feb 122 min read
IMMEDIATE CALL TO ACTION: Contact your Senators! (2-12-2024)
HB1403/SB7048 is still in the Senate. Its next stop is set as the Appropriations committee. UPDATE: The meeting for the Appropriations...
HEF Admin | Crystal Crawford
Jan 301 min read
URGENT: Call to Action! (1-30-2024)
URGENT: A companion bill to HB1403 has appeared in the Senate. It is going to the Education Pre-K -12 Committee today at 1:00 PM. We are...
HEF Admin | Jason Crawford
Jan 211 min read
URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED TODAY!
URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED TODAY! We’re reaching out with a critical concern regarding CS/HB 1403. As dedicated advocates for parent...
HEF Admin | Crystal Crawford
Jan 204 min read
If you are concerned about HB1403 and want to help...
If you are concerned about HB1403 and want to help... There is still time to get the bill amended. NOW is the time to reach out and voice...
HEF Admin | Crystal Crawford
Aug 15, 20231 min read
Big PEP Updates Today!
We've just updated several of the FAQs on HEF's forum based on brand-new information Brenda just received today! We now have answers to a...
HEF Admin | Jason Crawford
Jul 10, 20232 min read
We Were Live!
If you missed it, the link to watch it is HERE. We had some technical difficulties and were not able to go live at exactly 12pm Noon. We...
HEF
Jul 9, 20231 min read
Live Chat with Brenda Dickinson
Our first Live Chat will be hosted on July 10th, 2023 at 12pm Noon! We will be going live each Monday until August at 12pm Noon to answer...
HEF
Jul 8, 20232 min read
RE: PEP FUNDS FAQ for the 2023 Personalized Education Program (PEP)
All of these questions are regarding the Personalized Education Program, introduced in HB1. You can download a copy of the language of...
Brenda Dickinson
Mar 23, 20233 min read
Legislative Update: Week of March 20,2023
HB 1, the School Choice bill, passed today in the Senate Today, the Senate took up House Bill 1 and passed it on the Senate Floor. The...
Brenda Dickinson
Mar 15, 20235 min read
Legislative Update: Week of March 13, 2023
HB 1 is Headed for the House Floor HB 1, the “School Choice Bill”, will be heard on Thursday, March 16, 2023, when the House goes into...
Brenda Dickinson
Feb 20, 20232 min read
Legislative Update February 20, 2023
When it comes to homeschool legislation in Florida, HEF works diligently to protect our long standing, strong home school law. This has...
Brenda Dickinson
Feb 2, 20232 min read
Legislative Update for the Week of January 30
The Governor has released his Budget and the Budget Recommended Conforming Bill for Scholarships on February 1. You can read the bill...
Brenda Dickinson
Jan 24, 20236 min read
Legislative Update HB 1
Parents and Friends, I want you to know that The Home Education Foundation (HEF) is working hard to find ways to amend HB 1 to protect...
Brenda Dickinson
Jun 28, 20227 min read
The Home Education Foundation 2022 Legislative Summary
The Home Education Foundation Legislative Summary has been long in coming because we have been waiting for the Governor’s action on all...
Brenda Dickinson
Jul 8, 20218 min read
HEF 2021 Legislative Summary
2021 was my 37th year lobbying for home school families in Florida; it was also the most unique and maybe the most difficult in some ways...