Research – Coalition for Responsible Home Education

Last Updated: 12 October, 2021 by Jeremy Young

Statement on Homeschooling Leadership and Attacks on American Democracy

Approved by the CRHE Board of Directors, October 12, 2021 Last week, the New York Times reported that Michael P. Farris, founder and current board chair of the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA), played a key role… Read More

Last Updated: 26 September, 2021 by Jeremy Young

U.S. Census Report Showing Massive Increase in Homeschooling is Premature

For Immediate Release: Group run by homeschool alumni urges caution in predicting changes in homeschooling 09/27/2021—The Coalition for Responsible Home Education (CRHE) urges caution in predicting changes in homeschooling based on data from recent U.S. Census reports. “As… Read More

Posted: 28 April, 2021 by Jeremy Young

Homeschool Group Publishes Bill of Rights for Homeschooled Children

For Immediate Release: Group run by homeschool alumni identifies vision for empowered and responsible homeschooling 04/29/2021— The Coalition for Responsible Children (CRHE) has released a Bill of Rights for Homeschooled Children. “As an organization founded and run by… Read More

Last Updated: 21 October, 2020 by CRHE

Advocacy Group Releases Groundbreaking Study on Homeschooling Outcomes

For Immediate Release: Homeschool Advocacy Group Releases Groundbreaking Study on Educational Outcomes of Homeschooled Children 08/25/2020—The Coalition for Responsible Home Education (CRHE) announces the publication of a groundbreaking study on the educational outcomes of homeschooled children. “A Meaningful… Read More

Last Updated: 23 March, 2021 by Rachel Coleman

Left in Limbo: Examining Kentucky’s 2018 Report on Homeschooling

In this post, CRHE’s Dr. Rachel Coleman reviews Homeschooling in Kentucky, a report published by the Kentucky Office of Education Accountability (OEA) in September, 2018. In November 2017, the Education Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommittee, a legislative committee… Read More

Last Updated: 18 May, 2018 by Rachel Coleman

Connecticut Study Finds High Rates of Past Child Welfare Reports Among Homeschooling Families

In late April, the Connecticut Office of the Child Advocate released a report based on data from six school districts, finding that 36% of students removed from school to be homeschooled from 2013 to 2016 lived in families… Read More

Last Updated: 25 April, 2022 by Rachel Coleman

Homeschooling and Child Abuse: A Response to Ray and Other Apologists

On January 14th, news broke that the thirteen children of David and Louise Turpin, ages 2 to 29, had been imprisoned for years in a California home-turned-prison under the guise of homeschooling. Nine days later, Brian Ray published… Read More

Last Updated: 12 October, 2017 by Rachel Coleman

NCES Data Points to Changing Homeschool Demographics

Every four years, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) conducts its National Household Education Survey. Beginning in 1999, the NCES has collected data on homeschooling as part of this survey. This data offers the most comprehensive statistical… Read More

Last Updated: 23 March, 2021 by Rachel Coleman

Child Abuse, Homeschooling, and the CECANF Report

Last October, sixteen-year-old Natalie Finn of West Des Moines, Iowa, died of starvation and severe abuse at the hands of her parents, who homeschooled her to conceal her abuse. After meeting with officials from Iowa’s Department of Human… Read More

Last Updated: 23 March, 2021 by Rachel Lazerus

Arkansas Data Contradicts HSLDA’s Claims

Last week, Scott Woodruff of the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) used homeschool testing data from Arkansas to argue that homeschool programs in that state are superior to those offered by public schools. We have been analysing… Read More