Tag: academics
Posted on January 10, 2018 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: HB 1263 Would Restore Needed Accountability for New Hampshire’s Homeschoolers Canton, Ma., 01/10/2018—The Coalition for Responsible Home Education (CRHE), a national nonprofit organization that advocates for homeschooled children, supports New Hampshire House Bill 1263, which… Read More
Updated on January 11, 2017 by Rachel Lazerus
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
Updated on February 14, 2017 by Rachel Coleman
In a previous post, we explored data pointing to a homeschool math gap. What comes next? What can homeschooling parents learn from this information? In this article we use stories from homeschool graduates to examine the things that hold homeschooled students back… Read More
Updated on November 23, 2014 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
Updated on September 2, 2015 by CRHE
Here are some facts about me that I don’t often share: in middle school, I was a finalist in the National Spelling Bee and competed in the State Geography Bee. In high school, I won piano competitions, placed… Read More
Updated on October 14, 2014 by Rachel Coleman
I was homeschooled from kindergarten through high school. Upon graduation, I was accepted to Ball State University with a full tuition scholarship. I graduated in three years with highest honors and went on to earn a master’s degree…. Read More
Updated on November 23, 2014 by Rachel Coleman
Homeschool advocates often champion studies they claim show that homeschooled students score thirty percentile points above average as proof of the superiority of homeschooling. Unfortunately, these studies have some serious flaws—they do not use random samples and they… Read More
Tag: academics
New Hampshire Lawmakers Have the Opportunity to Support Homeschooled Students
Posted on January 10, 2018 by CRHE
For Immediate Release: HB 1263 Would Restore Needed Accountability for New Hampshire’s Homeschoolers Canton, Ma., 01/10/2018—The Coalition for Responsible Home Education (CRHE), a national nonprofit organization that advocates for homeschooled children, supports New Hampshire House Bill 1263, which… Read More
Category: Legislation, Press Release Tags: academics, assessments, New Hampshire
Arkansas Data Contradicts HSLDA’s Claims
Updated on January 11, 2017 by Rachel Lazerus
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
Category: Blog, Research Tags: academics, Arkansas, original research, standardized tests
The Homeschool Math Gap: The Stories
Updated on February 14, 2017 by Rachel Coleman
In a previous post, we explored data pointing to a homeschool math gap. What comes next? What can homeschooling parents learn from this information? In this article we use stories from homeschool graduates to examine the things that hold homeschooled students back… Read More
Category: Blog Tags: academics, educational neglect, math
The Homeschool Math Gap: The Data
Updated on November 23, 2014 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
How My Parents’ Homeschooling Choices Gave Me An Excellent Education
Updated on September 2, 2015 by CRHE
Here are some facts about me that I don’t often share: in middle school, I was a finalist in the National Spelling Bee and competed in the State Geography Bee. In high school, I won piano competitions, placed… Read More
Category: Blog Tags: academics, guest blogger, homeschooling day-to-day, successful homeschooling
My Parents Homeschooled Me Successfully (Here’s How!)
Updated on October 14, 2014 by Rachel Coleman
I was homeschooled from kindergarten through high school. Upon graduation, I was accepted to Ball State University with a full tuition scholarship. I graduated in three years with highest honors and went on to earn a master’s degree…. Read More
Category: Blog Tags: academics, Rachel Coleman, successful homeschooling
The Alaska Data and Homeschool Academics
Updated on November 23, 2014 by Rachel Coleman
Homeschool advocates often champion studies they claim show that homeschooled students score thirty percentile points above average as proof of the superiority of homeschooling. Unfortunately, these studies have some serious flaws—they do not use random samples and they… Read More
Category: Blog, Research Tags: academics, Alaska, original research, Rachel Coleman
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