Why Is Scientific American Going After Homeschooling?

The editors of Scientific American are calling for the federal regulation of homeschooling. Why? Because, as the title of their recent editorial claims, “children deserve uniform standards in homeschooling.”

Beginning with the title, there is much that is wrongheaded about the editorial — but nothing new. The steady drumbeat of calls from certain quarters to increase regulation of homeschooling — or even ban it outright — have increased as homeschooling has become more accessible to many more families, leading to an exodus from public schools (especially post-Covid).