

School District Troubles? Know Your Rights: Florida Home Education Laws
#HEFPodcast Episode 145 Home Education Rights in FL
HEF Admin | Jason Crawford
Jun 224 min read


Are Scholarships REALLY Destroying Public Schools?
Today, we interviewed Step Up for Students (SUFS) about whether Florida's school choice scholarships are really destroying public schools as the news outlets (and FEA) claim. We slow the conversation down and dive into the data to bring you the facts of what's really going on. You may be surprised at the answers!
HEF Admin | Jason Crawford
May 181 min read


FEA "Raises Cain" Over Parents' Choices
The Florida Educators Association (FEA) has filed a lawsuit against the Florida Department of Education, the Commissioner of Education Anastasios Kamoutsas, and the State Board of Education, Tuesday, May 5th, 2026. For the sake of transparency, a link to their website with a copy of the filing is available here. And just in case they move or remove it, we’ve downloaded a copy and uploaded it to this link for our readers to access. And, if you want to look it up yourself, you
HEF Admin | Jason Crawford
May 87 min read


Everything You Need to Know About The Rewrite of Homeschool Extracurriculars
2026 Florida Senate Bill 538 & What YOU NEED TO KNOW
HEF Admin | Jason Crawford
Mar 1119 min read


Commissioner Honors Parents' Critical Role
Letter from Commissioner of Education Anastasios Kamoutsas for Winter Break 2025.
HEF Admin | Jason Crawford
Dec 18, 20251 min read
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Key Issues (and Positives!) for 2026 Florida Senate Bill 318 [SB 318: Educational Scholarship Programs]
On today's HEF livestream, we covered some key issues we're concerned about with Senate Bill 318 for this upcoming session. (For our full discussion, you can view the video from today's livestream on Facebook , YouTube , or Rumble , or listen to the podcast version on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , or Amazon Music !) Below is a rundown (in writing) of those issues we discussed today. There are also some positive changes in this bill from what we saw last year, which we're listi
HEF Admin | Crystal Crawford
Dec 8, 20254 min read


2026 Florida Senate Bill 318 (SB318: Educational Scholarship Programs)
An overview of 2026 Florida Senate Bill 318 and its proposed changes to Florida's educational scholarship programs.
HEF Admin | Crystal Crawford
Nov 24, 202510 min read


FLDOE Cuts Bureaucracy and Gives Tools Directly to Parents
First off, thank you to our new Commissioner of Education, Anastasios Kamoutsas, for your support and focus on empowering parents. We...
HEF Admin | Crystal Crawford
Aug 5, 20252 min read


HEF Connect Fund Match - August 2025!
Did you know that home education has only been legal in Florida since 1985? It's true — 2025 marks the 40th anniversary of parents'...
HEF Admin | Crystal Crawford
Aug 4, 20253 min read
SB248 Passed! Clarifying the Craig Dickinson Act (1006.15)
Yesterday was an AWESOME day for 1006.15 and Brenda Dickinson. The Craig Dickinson Act (found in Florida Statute 1006.15) has been under...
HEF Admin | Crystal Crawford
May 3, 20252 min read
IMPORTANT: Student Success and School Choice Subcommittee
If you're local to Tallahassee (or even remotely near it in Florida), and you: Home educate your children Use the Personalized Education...
HEF Admin | Crystal Crawford
Feb 9, 20251 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 | Jason Crawford
Jul 11, 20243 min read