Why California turned homeschool unfriendly

Why California turned homeschool unfriendly

Personally I never understood why people thought of California as being homeschool friendly. Many states do not require formation of a private school to homeschool. Anyway, this article explains the events of the case that led to the recent court decision and draws a controversial conclusion of why this happened.

Seventy years ago, persecuted homeschoolers would flee from the East Coast to California, the state that left you alone.
Back in 1988, when I co-led the battle that legalized homeschooling in Pennsylvania, we had the same two options under our compulsory education law that California still has today: (1) instruction by a qualified private tutor or (2) instruction by a private school. The difference was that Pennsylvania wouldn’t let homeschoolers come under the private school option, while California would. Read more…