Speaking Engagements

Angela R. Watson is a sought-after speaker on homeschooling, school choice, and education policy. She has presented at major academic conferences, policy convenings, and public forums across the country and internationally. Below are selected past speaking engagements.

Keynotes & Featured Presentations

Harvard Kennedy School - Emerging School Models Symposium (2024)
How is homeschooling changing? What are the legal barriers to innovation?
Cambridge, Massachusetts

International Micro Schools Conference (2024)
Washington, DC

Global Home Education Conference (2024)
Homeschool Regulatory Trends
Manchester, England

Recent Conference Presentations

International School Choice and Reform Conference (2026)
A Survey of Homeschool Policy and Participation (panel organizer)
Rome, Italy

American Educational Research Association (2025)
Homeschooling in America: The changing regulation, motivation, and population (panel organizer and chair)
Denver, Colorado

American Educational Research Association (2025)
Longitudinal trends in homeschool regulation
Denver, Colorado

Association for Education Finance and Policy (2025)
Examination of policy factors in state homeschool participation trends
Washington, DC

International School Choice and Reform Conference (2025)
What does it mean to 'homeschool'? A policy and practice discussion (panel organizer)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Harvard PEPG School Choice Conference (2025)
Who homeschools and what "success" means to them: Experimental evidence from a national sample
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (2024)
The Who, Where, and When of American Homeschool Participation (panel organizer)
Washington, DC

American Educational Research Association (2024)
Post-Pandemic Homeschool Participation Persistence
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Association for Education Finance and Policy (2024)
Next Education Workforce Model: An Examination of Teacher Engagement
Baltimore, Maryland

International School Choice and Reform Conference (2024)
The State of Homeschooling: A State-by-State Guide
Madrid, Spain

Legislative Testimony & Policy Briefings

Utah House of Representatives (2023)
Presentation on homeschool policy and research

Utah Senate (2023)
Presentation on homeschool policy and research

Maryland House Appropriations Committee (2023)
Testimony on education policy