President Donald Trump has begun his second term with an energetic flurry of action. As he continues his relentless pace, it is worth remembering that before his election last November, he expressed support for homeschooling as a great educational option.

He’s right.

The freedom to homeschool enjoyed by Americans is indeed a unique one that we should not take for granted. It was not long ago that those freedoms were far more restricted than they are today. Many other countries still place onerous restrictions on or even outright prohibit homeschooling, making America’s freedom to homeschool even more unique.

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The freedom to homeschool enshrines and protects the important right for parents to direct the education of their own children in accordance with the values of their family. It plays an integral role in protecting the family nucleus that lies at the heart of American society.

As president of the Home School Legal Defense Association, the nation’s largest homeschooling advocacy organization, I am frequently asked, “What can the federal government do for homeschoolers?”

Our response is always the same: We don’t want government handouts. Instead, we want more freedom to choose homeschooling and fewer........

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