2024 Emma Jacobs and Andrew Jack, The boom in home schooling, Financial Times, October 15, 2024 Emma Arkell, The next ‘parental rights’ frontier? Getting kids out of school altogether, Xtra, September 30, 2024 Kayla Jimenez, Safe from slaughter: Parents… Read More
In the wake of the Sandy Hook tragedy, where twenty elementary school children and six teachers were gunned down in December 2012, the state of Connecticut convened a panel to find ways to reduce the risk of future… Read More
I recently strolled down homeschool memory lane, googling the titles of fondly-remembered novels, asking my mom for an inventory of her closet stuffed with educational board games, recalling how one co-op teacher tied calculus to cryptography. My amble… Read More
The question of how homeschooled students fare academically has been raised countless times over the past three-and-a-half decades. Numerous volunteer-based studies have compared homeschooled students’ percentile scores on standardized tests with the national average and other studies have… Read More
Today WORLD Magazine posted an article listing our policy recommendations alongside a response by the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA). The article’s author, Daniel Devine, did not offer us space to respond, so we will do so… Read More
Today WORLD Magazine—an evangelical Christian news magazine established in 1986—published an article titled “Homeschool debate: How to keep a few bad apples from spoiling the bushel,” written by Daniel Devine. CRHE corresponded extensively with Devine prior to this… Read More
Milton Gaither, educational historian and author of Homeschool: An American History, once described the difficult task of writing the legal history of homeschooling as follows: One of the greatest achievements of the homeschooling movement was the legalization of homeschooling… Read More
The story of homeschooling in Colorado in the 1980s is really two stories. State law allowed for homeschooling with approval of the State Board of Education, but many homeschooling parents found the requirements of the state board too… Read More
Reporting a homeschool family for educational neglect should not be done lightly. Please read our Recognizing a Problem page for help recognizing educational neglect in a homeschool setting. However, if you have reasonable cause to suspect that educational neglect is… Read More
CRHE was founded in 2013 to address a problem: the use of homeschooling to isolate or abuse children. While there are homeschooled children who experience a positive, child-centered learning environment at home, this is not always the case:… Read More
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Media Coverage
Updated on November 22, 2024 by Rachel Coleman
2024 Emma Jacobs and Andrew Jack, The boom in home schooling, Financial Times, October 15, 2024 Emma Arkell, The next ‘parental rights’ frontier? Getting kids out of school altogether, Xtra, September 30, 2024 Kayla Jimenez, Safe from slaughter: Parents… Read More
The Sandy Hook Advisory Commission Moves to Support Homeschoolers
Updated on March 23, 2021 by CRHE
In the wake of the Sandy Hook tragedy, where twenty elementary school children and six teachers were gunned down in December 2012, the state of Connecticut convened a panel to find ways to reduce the risk of future… Read More
Category: Blog, Legislation, Policy Analysis Tags: Connecticut, disability
How My Parents’ Homeschooling Methods Empowered Me to Follow My Dreams
Updated on October 20, 2023 by CRHE
I recently strolled down homeschool memory lane, googling the titles of fondly-remembered novels, asking my mom for an inventory of her closet stuffed with educational board games, recalling how one co-op teacher tied calculus to cryptography. My amble… Read More
Category: Blog, Voices for Reform Tags: arielle g., family, guest blogger, siblings, successful homeschooling
The Homeschool Math Gap: The Data
Updated on March 23, 2021 by Rachel Coleman
The question of how homeschooled students fare academically has been raised countless times over the past three-and-a-half decades. Numerous volunteer-based studies have compared homeschooled students’ percentile scores on standardized tests with the national average and other studies have… Read More
Category: Blog, Research Tags: academics, math, original research
Why Homeschooling Needs Oversight: Responding to HSLDA and WORLD
Updated on April 25, 2022 by CRHE
Today WORLD Magazine posted an article listing our policy recommendations alongside a response by the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA). The article’s author, Daniel Devine, did not offer us space to respond, so we will do so… Read More
Category: Blog, News Tags: HSLDA, WORLD Magazine
CRHE to World Magazine: Don’t Downplay Abuse and Neglect
Updated on April 25, 2022 by CRHE
Today WORLD Magazine—an evangelical Christian news magazine established in 1986—published an article titled “Homeschool debate: How to keep a few bad apples from spoiling the bushel,” written by Daniel Devine. CRHE corresponded extensively with Devine prior to this… Read More
Category: Blog, News Tags: Abuse denialism, HSLDA, WORLD Magazine
State Histories of Homeschooling
Updated on March 17, 2024 by Rachel Coleman
Milton Gaither, educational historian and author of Homeschool: An American History, once described the difficult task of writing the legal history of homeschooling as follows: One of the greatest achievements of the homeschooling movement was the legalization of homeschooling… Read More
A History of Homeschooling in Colorado
Updated on June 29, 2022 by Rachel Coleman
The story of homeschooling in Colorado in the 1980s is really two stories. State law allowed for homeschooling with approval of the State Board of Education, but many homeschooling parents found the requirements of the state board too… Read More
How to Report Homeschool Educational Neglect by State
Updated on January 4, 2024 by Rachel Coleman
Reporting a homeschool family for educational neglect should not be done lightly. Please read our Recognizing a Problem page for help recognizing educational neglect in a homeschool setting. However, if you have reasonable cause to suspect that educational neglect is… Read More
Homeschooling & Child Abuse
Updated on October 23, 2024 by Rachel Coleman
CRHE was founded in 2013 to address a problem: the use of homeschooling to isolate or abuse children. While there are homeschooled children who experience a positive, child-centered learning environment at home, this is not always the case:… Read More