Post-Pandemic Future of Homeschooling Series: Free and Open Online Scholarly Presentations

by Administrator | May 26, 2021 | NHERI News

The Context The number of families practicing homeschooling has exploded during the past year. Recent data from the United States Census Bureau and several state governments show that homeschooling continued growing from spring of 2019 to spring of 2020. Then,...

Homeschooling Doubles in the United States During Government Pandemic Lockdowns: Evidence That State Policies Cause Homeschool Growth

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Mar 23, 2021 | NHERI News

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 Do Not Exist to Fund School Systems’ Budgets: Homeschoolers Save Money for Taxpayers and Schools

by Administrator | Oct 23, 2020 | NHERI News

by Seann Dikkers, Ph.D. Executive Director, Minnesota Association of Christian Home Educators (MACHE) An article entitled “Home-schooled kids costing local boards $”recently posted (Oct 20, 2020).[i] The piece was sent to me by a friend as another example of a curious...

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 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 |...

Effective Homeschool Programming for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jul 10, 2019 | Home School Researcher, Volume 34, Issue 3

PERSPECTIVES – News and Comments1 Home School...

Neither Banned, Nor Supported: Homeschooling in Hungary

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Dec 31, 2018 | Home School Researcher, Volume 34, Issue 2

Noémi Eggendorfer Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary, noemi.eggendorfer@gmail.com Erika Kopp Education and Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary, kopp.erika@ppk.elte.hu.uk Abstract Homeschooling as an alternative form of education is chosen...

Parents’ Perspectives on Flexischooling Their Autistic Children

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Dec 31, 2018 | Volume 34, Issue 1

Clare Lawrence Senior Lecturer in Teacher Development at Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln, United Kingdom clare.lawrence@bishopg.ac.uk   Abstract The aim of this study was to explore the perceived advantages identified by parents who flexischool their...