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Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement after House passage of H.R. 6392, Home School Graduation Recognition Act:

“Home school graduates are high school graduates. Yet for too long, homeschoolers have been treated as second-rate in the college application process,” said Chairman Walberg. “Home schooling is becoming increasingly popular among American families—in fact, homeschooled students often outperform traditional public-school students. Yet despite their success, a lack of legal clarity drives many colleges to subject homeschooled students to needless exams that create confusion for families. The Home School Graduation Recognition Act clearly defines homeschooled students as high school graduates and promotes their access to higher education, and I thank Rep. Harris for fighting to recognize the hard work and success of homeschooled students.”

“A diploma is a diploma, whether it was earned in a classroom or at the kitchen table. Homeschooled graduates deserve equal recognition and equal opportunity when applying for federal financial aid during the college application process. My bill, the Homeschool Graduation Recognition Act has passed the House, bringing us one step closer to ending discrimination against homeschool students. I urge the Senate to pass this bill and send it to the President’s desk. This is about fairness and equal opportunity for every student pursuing higher education,” said Rep. Harris (R-NC).
 
H.R. 6392, Home School Graduation Recognition Act, authored by Rep. Mark Harris:

• Strikes misleading language in existing law that describes home schoolers as students “who are not high school graduates.”
• Clarifies that homeschooled students who graduate in accordance with state law are in fact high school graduates for purposes of receiving federal student aid.

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