Long before COVID-19 forced almost all children to receive education at home, homeschooling—a parental decision to educate their children at home—was growing. For advocates, its purpose and value is to open space for diversity, enabling families to provide education different from what any school offers. Critics fear that it isolates children from the myriad people and ideas in society and can enable child abuse to go unchecked. These positions have recently come into high‐​profile conflict and seem irreconcilable. Are they? Or do both sides have legitimate concerns that can be resolved through compromise? Join us June 15th for this timely discussion.

With over 300 million students worldwide not attending school due to quarantines, coronavirus is significantly changing how we learn. While millions of families are already familiar with learning outside the school walls, we are ALL homeschoolers now. A host of resources from private organizations are available online to help parents ensure that learning continues, and the local autonomy in our education system has allowed school districts to craft their own solutions to what could be a long stretch of school closures.

• “I Homeschool My Kids. Here Are 6 Ideas for Parents While Schools Are Closed,” by Kerry McDonald
• “Free, Online Learning Resources When Coronavirus Closes Schools,” by Kerry McDonald
• “Coronavirus and Educational Options,” by Neal McCluskey