Public Funding for Homeschooling Must Come With Accountability
For Immediate Release: The success or failure of public funding for homeschooling rides on how it is structured Canton, Ma.,…
Reactionary Homeschooling
At CRHE, we sometimes receive questions from individuals planning in advance to homeschool. Sometimes they intend to homeschool because of negative…
Natalie Finn’s Death Points to Lack of Homeschool Oversight in Iowa
For Immediate Release: Recent Iowa child abuse fatality is not the first to implicate homeschooling and abuse Canton, Ma., 01/03/2017—On…
New Homeschool Data Raises Questions about STEM Access
For Immediate Release: New data released by the NCES sparks concern over homeschoolers’ STEM access Canton, Ma., 11/7/16—To date, most research…
Secretary King Is Right: Homeschoolers Need More Options
For Immediate Release: Small Changes Would Increase the Resources Available to Homeschooled Students Canton, Ma., 9/23/16—This week, as reported by…
The “Unsocialized Homeschooler” and “Uneducated Homeschooler” Narratives
Last month, I dealt with the narratives that surround homeschooled elite athletes like Simone Biles, musical wunderkind, and homeschoolers who…
Public Funding for Homeschooling Is Not a Solution to Failing Public Schools
Discussions surrounding education have increasingly posited school choice as a solution to failing schools. Competition, the argument goes, will increase…
Irresponsible Reporting on Homeschooling Benefits No One
Chris Weller’s article, “Why Homeschooling Is the Smartest Way to Teach Kids in the 21st Century,” exemplifies a pervasive form…
Simone Biles and the Homeschool Prodigy Narrative
Simone Biles became a household name this month as the gold-medal-winning, physics-defying Olympic athlete was acknowledged as perhaps the best…
Statement Regarding Colt Clark
For Immediate Release: Lax Homeschool Laws Implicated in Boy’s Disappearance Canton, Ma., 4/21/16—Ten years ago, nine-year-old Colt Clark was reported missing…