HSLDA files a federal FERPA complaint over Connecticut's new homeschool law, plus a practical reading-habit fix for chronic absenteeism, grounded in Deuteronomy six.
Show Notes
Today on The Homeschool Briefing: HSLDA has filed a federal complaint against Connecticut's Public Act 26-37, arguing the law's automatic DCF notification requirement for homeschool withdrawals violates FERPA. We also look at a new EdChoice piece on chronic absenteeism and a simple, twenty-minute daily habit homeschool families can build now, before the school year starts.
In this episode:
- HSLDA's federal FERPA complaint against Connecticut's Public Act 26-37
- EdChoice on chronic absenteeism and the case for a daily reading habit
- Your Homeschool Win Today: a twenty-minute reading timer, starting today
Links:
- HSLDA press release: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/07/15/3327734/0/en/HSLDA-Files-Federal-FERPA-Complaint-Against-Connecticut-s-Public-Act-26-37.html
- EdChoice, "Summer Reading: Reducing Chronic Absenteeism": https://www.edchoice.org/2026-summer-reading-reducing-chronic-absenteeism
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