This event is free, but registration is required. Anyone may watch live. A recording will be made available to CHEA Members in our Digital Library after the event.
Meet the Speakers
Dr. Brian Ray
National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI)
Dr. Ray has been critically reviewing research in the area of home education for 38 years. He is the founding editor of Home School Researcher, a quarterly peer-reviewed journal on home education; has published numerous articles on home education in professional journals (e.g., Peabody Journal of Education, Educational Leadership), Christianity Today, and The Old Schoolhouse magazine; has been interviewed by numerous radio, print, and television media, including two appearances on the “NBC Today Show” with presidents of the National Education Association; is a former professor of education at the undergraduate and graduate levels; is a former classroom teacher in private and public schools; and takes a logical and friendly approach to home education. His Ph.D. is in science education from Oregon State University. His newest books are Home Educated and Now Adults and Worldwide Guide to Homeschooling (available online www.nheri.org). Dr. and Mrs. Ray homeschooled all of their eight children (and they have 15 grandchildren), and live on a small farm in western Oregon. See Dr. Ray in this YouTube video.
Nathan Pierce
Family Protection Ministries (FPM)
Nathan began working at Family Protection Ministries (FPM) in 2002 to protect private homeschooling in California. He was homeschooled himself from kindergarten through high school and received a B.A. in Political Studies from The Master’s College. Currently he serves as Director and Legislative Liaison for FPM. He works behind the scenes at the State Capitol, meeting with legislators to advocate on behalf of homeschoolers. He and his wife Betsy were married in 2004 and now have eight children. They are actively involved in their church and homeschool their own children.