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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly 2
Regular Session, 2025 HR 1046 3
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By: Representatives C. Cooper, Long, J. Moore, McAlindon, A. Brown 5
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HOUSE RESOLUTION 8
TO RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF HOMESCHOOLING AND 9
TO PROCLAIM FEBRUARY 26, 2025, AS HOMESCHOOL DAY AT 10
THE STATE CAPITOL. 11
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TO RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF 15
HOMESCHOOLING AND TO PROCLAIM FEBRUARY 16
26, 2025, AS HOMESCHOOL DAY AT THE STATE 17
CAPITOL. 18
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WHEREAS, over thirty thousand (30,000) students were homeschooled in 20
Arkansas during the 2023 -2024 school year; and 21
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WHEREAS, homeschooling offers flexibility, efficiency, and 23
effectiveness in teaching students in Arkansas, and this benefit allows 24
homeschooling families to offer increased opportunities for community 25
involvement and service to others for their children; and 26
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WHEREAS, homeschooling is not a one -size-fits-all plan, and the 28
education can be customized to the student's learning styles and preferences 29
and can be beneficial to students with special needs; and 30
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WHEREAS, homeschooling provides benefits in academics, mental health, 32
physical health, and social development; and 33
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WHEREAS, homeschooling encourages autonomy and independence and allows 35
children to harness their own unique qualities and interests; and 36 HR1046
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WHEREAS, homeschooling offers opportunities for students to learn 2
entrepreneurship and often to begin working on their own small businesses; 3
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WHEREAS, homeschooling emphasizes family as a foundation for social 6
development and development of faith; and 7
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WHEREAS, homeschooling is accommodating to special situations and works 9
well for military families, families who travel, and families contending with 10
illness and challenging work schedules; and 11
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WHEREAS, homeschooling parents are able to value an individual 13
student's potential and focus on this individual potential instead of minimum 14
standards and standardized testing, and these parents are allowed to shape 15
homeschooling so that learning for the students can be reactive to new 16
methods and new concepts regarding positive child development; and 17
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WHEREAS, homeschooling provides for a focus on life skills that 19
students can use as they progress into adulthood as homeschooling allows 20
students to dedicate time to learning anything from cooking to budgeting, 21
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NOW THEREFORE, 23
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY -FIFTH GENERAL 24
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 25
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THAT the House of Representatives recognize February 26, 2025, as 27
Homeschool Day at the State Capitol. 28
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