[NOTE: This article should not be considered legal advice. For specific legal questions, please consult with a licensed attorney.  Homeschool families may be eligible for legal assistance by contacting Home School Legal Defense Association...

[NOTE: This article should not be considered legal advice. For specific legal questions, please consult with a licensed attorney.  Homeschool families may be eligible for legal assistance by contacting Home School Legal Defense...

There is a common saying among insurance salesmen that a person does not buy life insurance for himself, but for those he leaves behind. Certainly many parents have considered how insurance, savings, investments, and other material assets might be used to provide for their families if God should...

As our special needs children grow up there are new issues that we parents must address. One of the issues receiving some new attention lately is that of Guardianship. Actually, the laws governing guardianship have been in place for decades, but our society has largely ignored the need for...

Edited and rewritten by Jane Gambill, Adrianne Elbe and Buffi Crouch of the ICHE Special Needs Committee.

Illinois is the most free state for home education. It is not a legal requirement that a homeschooling family prepare a formal, written, Individualized Education Plan (IEP)...