The Kids Are Alright: Part 2

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Mar 14, 2024 | Research

A Review of a study by Jillene Seiver and Elisa Pope Context                             Consider donating/supporting NHERI today After roughly 40 years into the modern homeschool movement in the United States, scholars, friends of homeschool families, and the general...

Child Abuse and Neglect of the Homeschooled Versus the Conventionally Schooled: Groundbreaking Study

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Mar 15, 2023 | Research

Context Professor Elizabeth Bartholet called for a ban of homeschooling just three years ago (2020). She called it a presumptive ban and based her proposed government regime on several claims regarding the negative impact and harm of homeschooling. The professor...

Does Homeschooling Improve Social Competencies and Creative Thinking among Children?

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Aug 11, 2022 | Research

Context Homeschooling has grown phenomenally during the past 30 years around the world, and especially during the past two years. For example, the number of home-educated children in grades K-12 in the United States grew from an estimated 2.65 million during 2019-2020...

Homeschooling and Taking Kids to Church Matter More for Life, Study Suggests

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Feb 2, 2022 | Research

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...

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...