Illinois Republican Lawmakers Are Now Pushing for Mandatory Kindergarten?

State Representatives Kevin Schmidt (R-Cahokia Heights) and Brandun Schweizer (R-Danville) held a press conference on Wednesday to push for mandatory kindergarten. Evidently no one has told them that conservatives oppose the expansion of government schools on our children – and that is especially true of homeschoolers.

Forcing children into the system earlier will not fix what’s broken in education. More seat time does not equal better outcomes. In fact, it often means earlier exposure to the same systemic problems many families are already trying to avoid.

Ask your state representative to vote against this bill, HB 4253, and the expanding role of government in affairs lives of Illinois families. Government should not be expanding its control over our children.