

Charting a Path for Foreign Language
Some colleges and universities will accept foreign language taught at home for admission, but few, if any, will accept it for...

Brenda Dickinson
Nov 2, 20183 min read
Child Labor Laws
Minors, not enrolled in the K-12 public school system, are required to submit an “Application for Waiver of the Florida Child Labor Law”....

Brenda Dickinson
Aug 12, 20183 min read
1002.394 - The Family Empowerment Scholarship Program (FES-UA)
Updated info on Gardiner Scholarship, now known as the Family Empowerment Scholarship (FES-UA).

Brenda Dickinson
Aug 9, 20183 min read
Dual Enrollment Book Update
The Legislature ended in March (2018) and as reported before several important changes for home education students were passed into law. ...

Brenda Dickinson
Jul 12, 20182 min read
What You Need to Know About the National Merit Scholarship
What types of scholarships are awarded? There are 3 types of scholarships: One-time $2500 Scholarship awarded by National Merit...

Brenda Dickinson
Jul 9, 20184 min read
Extracurricular Activities – Sports
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]FHSAA PARTICIPATION Florida Statute – 1006.15 FHSAA By-laws FHSAA Manuals for Individual Sports HB1403...

Brenda Dickinson
Jun 26, 20181 min read
2018 Legislative Update
New School District Requirements as a Result of House Bill 731 The 2018 Legislature passed, and Governor Scott signed into law, House...

Brenda Dickinson
Jun 6, 20181 min read
Governor Signed the Education Bills
On March 11, 2018, the Governor Signed the Education Bills into Law Senate Bill 4 Senate Bill 4 makes the changes to Bright Futures...

Brenda Dickinson
Mar 13, 20187 min read


Florida Virtual Education
While the names of the programs are not as important as the choices, home education students, as a result of legislation passed in 2017,...

Brenda Dickinson
Feb 3, 20185 min read


Exciting New Changes to FLVS-FLEX
First, home education students are now eligible to enroll part-time in FLVS classes from kindergarten through grade 12. Prior to the...

Brenda Dickinson
Nov 8, 20173 min read


The Gardiner Scholarship
During the Legislative Session two bills, HB 15 and HB 7069, were passed and signed by the Governor to amend the Gardiner Scholarship. ...

Brenda Dickinson
Jul 17, 20173 min read
2017 Bill Announcements
Districts Interpretation of the Home Education Law Brenda Dickinson, President of the Home Education Foundation, has been working since...

Brenda Dickinson
Mar 8, 20173 min read
FLVS Offers K-1 Classes
The number of home educators has continued to increase year after year and in the very near future there may be a greater increase as...

Brenda Dickinson
Jun 15, 20162 min read
Important Information for 2015-16 Graduates
The Bright Futures test scores for the Medallion Scholarship became immediately effective the day the Governor’s signed the bill. So,...

Brenda Dickinson
Apr 5, 20161 min read
Education Programs for Individuals with Disabilities (HB 837)
Became law 3-25-16 This bill expands the services and programs for students with disabilities in private schools and for home education...

Brenda Dickinson
Mar 26, 20162 min read
Legislative Update: Governor’s Bill Action
Legislative Update: Governor’s Bill Action Although Session is over HEF is still working and watching the bills passed during Session by...

Brenda Dickinson
Mar 25, 20163 min read
Bright Futures Gold Seal and Gold Seal CAPE Scholarships
On Wednesday afternoon, HB 793 passed out of the House and will be sent over to the Senate to be matched up with the Senate bill 520. ...

Brenda Dickinson
Feb 24, 20162 min read
The Janiya Thomas Case
The Home Education Foundation believes that it is too early to take any legislative action until all the facts are in. At this point, the...

Brenda Dickinson
Nov 16, 20155 min read
2015 Final Legislative Report
The issues of Medicaid expansion, water conservation and land acquisition dominated the 2015 Regular Session and Special Session making...

Brenda Dickinson
Jul 10, 20156 min read






