Dear New Mexicans,
Many of you are interested in education for the children of New Mexico. Please scroll below for info about:
How the state is trying to impose requirements on homeschoolers and how you can help to stop this
School choice/parents' revolution events in Albuquerque and Alamogordo on June 17th
CALL TO ACTION: PLEASE HELP PROTECT HOMESCHOOLING IN NM
The Situation
The NM Public Education Department (PED) is trying to impose required instructional hours from public schools onto homeschoolers. There is no provision in the state law for this and the PED has no right to tell homeschoolers how many hours they have to spend on schooling.
Call to Action: How You Can Help
Please email the NMPED to oppose their efforts to apply public school hour requirements on homeschoolers.
Email to: PED.HelpDesk@ped.nm.gov
Potential Talking Points:
The PED does not have the right to tell homeschoolers how many hours they must spend on instructional time.
Per state statute, the PED is only allowed to tell homeschoolers how many days they must teach, and NOT the specific number of hours.
The PED needs to immediately remove references to instructional hours from any homeschool websites or forms.
Resources for learning more about this issue:
CAPE NM Background information on this issue: https://www.cape-nm.org/the-new-mexico-public-education-department-nmped-never-seems-to-give-up/
VIDEO: HSLDA (Home School Legal Defense Association) speaking about NM PED imposing instructional hours onto homeschoolers: https://youtu.be/YdMNVBvsUQM?t=144
COREY DEANGELIS: SPEAKING ABOUT SCHOOL CHOICE IN ALBUQUERQUE AND ALAMOGORDO ON JUNE 17!
Corey DeAngelis is a nationwide expert on school choice and allowing education dollars to follow students. The Rio Grande Foundation and its education project Opportunity for All Kids NM is hosting talks and book signings with Corey on Monday, June 17 in Alamogordo and Albuquerque.
Admission is $10 and you can save 10% on the fee by using the code PARENTPOWER.
Albuquerque: Monday, June 17 from 12PM-1PM
Greater Association of Albuquerque Realtors (GAAR)
Register: https://donorbox.org/events/620336
Alamogordo: Monday, June 17 from 6PM-7:30PM
Flickenger Center for Performing Arts
Register: https://donorbox.org/events/613477
Standing with you for families and children in New Mexico,
Sarah, Karen, and Melanie
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