What Research Says About Homeschooling and Academic Achievement Learner Outcomes Key Points: 62% of peer-reviewed studies on academic achievement show homeschool students perform statistically significantly better than those in institutional schools (Ray, 2017, 2023;...
By Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. National Home Education Research Institute July 23, 2026 When podcasters Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan recently attacked home-educating parents and their children as stupid and selfish, they offered prejudice in place of evidence (see here)....
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By Sarah Holmes and Harriet Pattison Review and comments by Douglas Pietersma, Ed.D., Research Associate, National Home Education Research Institute Background This study, “Who controls the agenda? Theological perspectives on state-controlled home education in the UK”...
Home School Researcher Volume 40, No. 2, 2026 (Volume 40 was originally scheduled to be published in 2024.) Fredrick Mwanyumba Tweni Researcher, Department of Education Planning and Management, School of Education, Masinde Muliro...
