by admin | Mar 10, 2026 | NHERI News, Research
Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. Douglas Pietersma, Ed.D. National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI) March 10, 2026 Copyright © National Home Education Research Institute Download PDF Summary – Homeschool Academic Achievement: Key Facts and Points to Discuss Big...
by admin | Feb 27, 2026 | NHERI News, Research
Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. Braden Hoelzle, Ph.D. Douglas Pietersma, Ed.D. National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI) February 27, 2026 Copyright © 2026 by National Home Education Research Institute Abstract The purpose of this study is to estimate the...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Sep 15, 2025 | NHERI News, Research
Key Points 10% to 12% of public and private school children are victims of educator sexual misconduct during grades K-12.[1] This would suggest about 5,460,000 of school-age children in 2022-23[2] would be victims of school employees by grade 12. In addition, there...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jul 2, 2025 | Research
Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. National Home Education Research Institute, U.S.A. bray@nheri.org Braden Hoelzle, Ph.D. National Home Education Research Institute and Frisco Independent School District, Frisco, Texas, U.S.A. International School Choice and Reform Conference...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Feb 18, 2025 | Research
What if you were told that adults who were long-term homeschooled (a) now live in lower income households than do the non-homeschooled and (b) that the long-termed homeschooled value hard work more than do the non-homeschooled? Or, that the long-term homeschooled (a)...
by admin | Dec 20, 2024 | Research
Review by Douglas Pietersma, Ed.D. Editor, Home School Researcher Research Associate, National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI) Background The researchers Chris Forlin and Dianne Chambers (2024) conducted a quantitative study to address a gap in literature...
by admin | Aug 14, 2024 | Research
A Journal Article by Cheryl Fields-Smith and Timberly L. Baker – Summary and Comments Background Fields-Smith and Baker (2023) identify a significant gap in the existing literature by focusing on the intersectionality of home education, Black families, and rural...
by admin | Jul 30, 2024 | Research
Is Homeschooling Beneficial or Harmful for Children? The CQ Researcher journal published the article “The U.S. Homeschooling Boom: Is more regulation and oversight needed?” on July 19, 2024. It included a Pro/Con debate to answer the question, “Is homeschooling...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jul 23, 2024 | Research
Background There have been numerous attempts to determine the reasons why parents choose to home educate their children. A doctoral dissertation by Annora E. Gilliss contributes to the body of literature on this topic and attempts to answer this question utilizing an...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jun 6, 2024 | Research
Context Various news and opinion media outlets occasionally claim that more government control (regulation) over private homeschooling would reduce the amount of child abuse, neglect, and murder (or fatalities) that occurs in the United...
