Before the BELA Bill was signed into law, the home education movement was united in its opposition to the bill. However, after the president signed the bill, and it became law, two distinct perspectives on home education registration and the BELA Act are emerging. The first advocates for homeschooling freedom through "lawful non-compliance," arguing that there are valid reasons why failure to register may not be prosecutable. The additional restrictive registration...

In the current educational landscape, the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is grappling with significant budget cuts. Parents are up in arms, because these cuts threaten thousands of teacher positions, in turn affecting the quality of education in schools. While the situation is understandably worrying for many, it also opens up an opportunity to reconsider the administrative burden of home learner registration. Homeschoolers across the province repeatedly called for greater freedom...