This is the Cato Daily Podcast for Thursday, January 3rd, 2008.

I'm Caleb Brown.

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckaby has charted a moderate course in his pursuit of the

GOP nomination for president. He touts his support for homeschoolers in his tenure

as governor. Where does he stand on other forms of school choice?

Cato Institute Education Policy Analyst Adam Schengen. Where does he stand on other forms of school choice?

Cato Institute Education Policy analyst Adam Schaefer offers his thoughts.

What is Mike Huckaby's record on school choice and how does he market himself when it comes to education?

His record on school choice is pretty spotty. He generally supports public school choice, although he hasn't been very

aggressive in that. He has been fairly aggressive in defending homeschoolers and supporting

legislation that allows homeschoolers the freedom to school

their children at home without the interference of the state.

But he is on record as being anti-school vouchers and what's his reasoning

His reasoning on that he hasn't given much of an explanation. It's been a little

confused in previous statements. He's clarified

it recently in a recent interview by saying that he was listening to the concerns of

Christian and other private schools about government interference, about being burdened with regulations and

responsibilities and having to accept certain tuition levels.

And so he's made it into a regulation issue and a concern for government interference and

private schooling.

He has said that he's a backer of homeschoolers,

but one of the accomplishments that he touts as being someone who supports homeschooling

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