February 19, 2026
For immediate release
The Board of Directors of the Coalition for Responsible Home Education (CRHE) has voted unanimously for David Gonzalez Rice, PhD to assume the role of Board Chair and lead the organization through the next phase of growth. Currently the Senior Vice President of Public Policy at the National Low Income Housing Coalition, he brings a background of advocacy, policy, and nonprofit strategic expertise as well as lived experience as a homeschool alum.
“I was homeschooled K-12 in a wave of families who took up homeschooling as a moral and political project that didn’t always recognize children’s needs and rights. Meanwhile, counties, states, and school systems often struggle to respond when homeschooled kids or their families need or request support. CRHE is the only alumni-driven organization assessing the risks to kids and offering solutions to every state in the U.S. I know from personal experience what’s at stake, and I am honored to lend my expertise to the mission.” – David Gonzalez Rice, PhD
Gonzalez Rice’s appointment marks the end of Jeremy Young’s board service with CRHE. Young’s deep dedication to CRHE was instrumental in stabilizing the organization and creating the foundation for increasing impact, including shepherding transformational grantor relationships and hiring the first full-time executive director. The staff and board extends their sincere thanks to Young for his leadership.
Homeschooling policy is at a critical juncture across the country, and Gonzalez Rice’s new role comes at the beginning of a busy legislative season with significant potential across states. His experience, alongside staff work in coalition building and research support, poises CRHE for a productive, impactful year of making homeschool safe.
The Coalition for Responsible Home Education, founded in 2013, empowers homeschooled children by educating the public and advocating for child-centered, evidence-based policy and practices for families and professionals. CRHE envisions a future where homeschooled children’s right to a comprehensive and empowering education and to a safe and supportive home environment is affirmed and protected by laws, stakeholders, and society as a whole. CRHE’s strength is our people: our staff, volunteers, and the community of homeschooled children and adults we serve, all powered by the generous support of donors like you.
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