Recent discussions within various home education groups have brought to light a growing divide in the movement, with some home educators voicing concerns over the perceived fragmentation. While many see home educators as a unified community, in reality, home educators often hold distinct beliefs and perspectives on how children should be educated at home. Perhaps a better term than “community” is “movement”—a collective of diverse individuals who have chosen to educate...

Before the BELA Bill was signed into law, the home education movement was united in its opposition to the bill. However, after the president signed the bill, and it became law, two distinct perspectives on home education registration and the BELA Act are emerging. The first advocates for homeschooling freedom through "lawful non-compliance," arguing that there are valid reasons why failure to register may not be prosecutable. The additional restrictive registration...