Connecticut's House Bill 5468 cleared the State Senate late Monday night and is now on Governor Ned Lamont's desk. If signed, it would replace a 276-year-old equivalent-instruction standard with an annual intent-to-educate form for every family and a mandatory DCF records check before any parent could withdraw a child to homeschool. We unpack what is in the bill, the biblical case for parental authority, and a practical word for May-weary homeschool moms.

In this episode:

- Connecticut HB 5468 passes the Senate 22-14 and heads to Governor Lamont

- Why Deuteronomy 6 still answers the 'who teaches the children' question

- A veteran-mom survival plan for finishing the homeschool year without burning out

- Your Homeschool Win Today: anchor next year's plan in two minutes

Links:

- CT Mirror coverage: https://ctmirror.org/2026/05/04/homeschool-bill-passes-over-gop-objections/

- HSLDA on HB 5468: https://hslda.org/post/hb-5468

- Bill text: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05468-R00-HB.PDF

- Treehouse Schoolhouse end-of-year reflection: https://treehouseschoolhouse.com/blog/end-of-homeschool-year-reflection-and-celebration-ideas

- Proverbial Homemaker on finishing well: https://www.proverbialhomemaker.com/finishing-the-homeschool-year.html

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