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Homeschool Academic Achievement Fact Sheet

by admin | Aug 12, 2026 | NHERI News

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;...

New Report: The Biggest and Most Significant Review of Homeschool Research of its Kind in Nearly 10 Years!

by admin | May 22, 2026 | NHERI News

This Research Exists Because of Supporters Like YouNHERI has spent decades producing independent homeschool research that equips families, informs policymakers, and strengthens homeschool freedom. If you value trustworthy homeschool research, consider helping fund the...

An Overview of Research on Homeschool Students’ Academic Achievement and Test Scores: And How to Think About Claims by Authors Such as Bartholet, Coalition for Responsible Home Education (CRHE), Dwyer & Peters, and Kunzman & Gaither

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...

Homeschooling is Beneficial, and Not Harmful, to Children: A Debate in the CQ Researcher Journal

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...

Quantitative Insights into the Academic Outcomes of Homeschools from the Classic Learning Test

by Administrator | Dec 9, 2022 | Home School Researcher, Research, Volume 38, Issue 1

Home School Researcher Volume 38, No. 1, 2022, p. 1-13 PDF click here Lisa M. Treleaven College of Education and Behavioral Sciences Houston Christian University, Houston, Texas, ltreleaven@hbu.edu Abstract Homeschools...

Comparing Two Forms of Public Schooling: What Relevance to Homeschooling?

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Sep 9, 2020 | NHERI News

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...

Big Growth in Homeschooling Indicated This “School Year”

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Aug 21, 2020 | NHERI News

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...

What is “Good” Research? A Homeschool Researcher Responds to Harvard Professor’s Criticism: Research Methods 101

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jun 24, 2020 | Research

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...

What are the Pros and Cons of Homeschooling for Students Disrupted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Mar 6, 2020 | Research

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A Systematic Review of the Empirical Research on Selected Aspects of Homeschooling as a School Choice

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Aug 12, 2019 | Research

A systematic review of the empirical research on selected aspects of homeschooling as a school choice This is a review of peer-reviewed homeschool research in the Journal of School Choice, by Brian D. Ray Brian D. Ray Journal of School Choice, Pages 604-621 |...