"The ongoing media attention given to pods, along with district reports of declining enrollment at the beginning of the school year, cannot help but attract policymakers' attention," the State Policy Network, which links conservative and libertarian think tanks, warned this week. "Proposed rules would impact not only parents who are trying to operate pods out of a home, but also parents who need to form pods to continue their child's education in a privately-operated setting or community center so that they can return to work. If rules or regulations limit the size of pods or otherwise slow pod growth, this has educational, as well as economic implications, for families, communities, and businesses."
