Media Coverage

Angela R. Watson's research on homeschooling and school choice has been featured in over 100 media outlets, reaching national and international audiences. Her work informs public conversations about education policy with rigorous, evidence-based insights. Below is a selection of recent media coverage.

National Coverage

The Economist (2026)
Home-schooling is taking off

NewsNation (2026)
Debate Over Homeschooling Heating Up

The Economist (2025)
Florida is running a radical experiment in education

C-SPAN Washington Journal (2025)
Angela Watson on Homeschooling in the U.S.

The Hill (2025)
Public schools in a bind amid enrollment declines

New York Times (2025)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Has an Excited Fan Club: Conservative Christian Moms

CNN - Home Front (2025)
Defense Secy. Hegseth Orders Review of Homeschool Support Efforts

Newsweek (2025)
Map Shows States with the Most, Least Homeschooled Students

Business Insider (2025)
More parents want their kids to learn at home

Wall Street Journal (2025)
What the Illinois homeschooling bill reveals about Democrats

Forbes (2024)
Why do parents homeschool?

Fox News (2024)
Homeschooling rates surge across the country in the wake of COVID: Report

Podcasts & Video Appearances

UARK College of Education and Health Professions (2026)
Angela R. Watson - 2026 Outstanding Alumni, Dept. of Education Reform

Johns Hopkins Homeschool Connections (2026)
Exploring the Homeschool Research Lab with Angela Watson

American Enterprise Institute (2024)
Angela Watson on Homeschooling

EdChoice Podcast (2024)
Introducing the Homeschool Hub with Angela Watson

Regional & State Coverage

Chicago Tribune (2026)
‘Free the kids’: Why more Chicago families are turning to homeschooling

Baltimore Banner (2026)
Homeschooling has exploded in Maryland since the pandemic

NBC 10 Philadelphia (2025)
Growth in homeschooling brings safety concerns

Salt Lake Tribune (2025)
Utah's school voucher program is dominated by homeschoolers

Houston Chronicle (2025)
Why most Texas vouchers could go to homeschoolers, not private schools

Detroit Public Radio - The Metro (2025)
The Metro: Homeschooling is on the rise

Atlanta Journal-Constitution (2025)
More Georgia families are choosing to homeschool

Green Bay Press Gazette (2025)
Choices for education are growing in the Green Bay homeschooling community

Tampa Bay Times (2024)
Homeschooling is booming in Florida. We asked three families why.

Education Policy Media

The 74 (2025)
More Than a Third of Homeschool Families Also Use Public Schools, New Data Shows

Thomas B. Fordham Institute (2025)
A new picture of modern homeschooling in America

eSchool News (2025)
School choice and homeschool freedom go hand in hand

The Hechinger Report (2025)
Losing homeschool data

EdChoice (2024)
Johns Hopkins Launches Homeschool Hub

EdSurge (2024)
Do Alternatives to Public School Have to Be Political?

International Coverage

Business Insider Africa (2025)
More parents want their kids to learn at home

The Times of India (2025)
5 reasons US K-12 education is shifting from standardized to personalized

ABC International, Spain (2024)
When your home and New York are the class: The rise of homeschooling in the United States