Introduction A fascinating study just came out. Scholars Ying Chen, Christina Hinton, and Tyler VanderWeele (2021) published their work, “School types in adolescence and subsequent health and well-being in young adulthood: An outcome-wide analysis.” In it, they compared the backgrounds in adolescence and outcomes in adulthood of those who were homeschooled, private schooled, and public […]
Copyright © by National Home Education Research Institute [Also, see the new population size estimate for 2021-2022] Abstract The purpose of this study is to estimate the number of homeschool students in the United States during the 2020-2021 academic school year. The estimate is derived by establishing the size of the nationwide school-age population, ascertaining […]
The Context More empirical evidence shows that homeschooling doubled in the United States during the government pandemic lockdowns. The growth occurred from the 2019-2020 institutional school year to the 2020-2021 year, to perhaps as many as 5 million school-age children. The latest data come from the United States Census Bureau. Government restrictions and lockdowns forced […]
Comparing Two Forms of Public Schooling: What Relevance to Homeschooling? The Context A recently published study compared the academic achievement of government-run public correspondence school students and government-run public conventional school students in Alaska (McCracken and Coleman, 2020). The reason that this study is being reviewed by an author and institute that focus on homeschooling […]
Big Growth in Homeschooling Indicated This “School Year” The Context for Big Growth in Homeschooling Indicated Homeschooling has been gradually and notably growing for decades, but new evidence points to big growth in homeschooling being indicated for this “school year.” What is a “school year”? For tens of thousands of homeschoolers, learning is year-round. Dates […]
Dr. Brian Ray was on the MSNBC show on Sunday. His words might encourage you. On Sunday (July 12), MSNBC interviewed me on one of their shows. Check it out. The host asks, “What is the biggest mistake that new homeschool parents make?” Brian: “To think that what they’re doing is institutional school at home. […]
What is “Good” Research? A Homeschool Researcher Responds to Harvard Professor’s Criticism: Research Methods 101 Brian D. Ray, Ph.D.* May 29, 2020 Copyright © 2020 by Brian D. Ray The purpose of this paper is to place in context and evaluate the efforts of many of those who negatively criticize homeschooling, homeschool researchers, or particular […]
Perceived Barriers to Homeschooling in a Fragile Community, With a Focus on Black Families This study financially supported by the Center for Educational Opportunity Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI), www.nheri.org January 18, 2020, International School Choice and Reform Conference, Fort Lauderdale, Florida USA
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