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NCES HOMESCHOOLING DATA: First Look from 2016

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Robert Lyon

Record: Meghan McQuiggan, Mahi Megra, and Sara Grady, Parent and Family Involvement in Education: Results from the National Household Education Surveys Program of 2016, (NCES 2017-2012) (U.S. Department of Education: Washington, D.C., 2017) [Available Here] Introduction: Every four or five years, the … Continue reading →

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NCES HOMESCHOOLING DATA: 2012 Complete Report

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Robert Lyon

Record: Jeremy Redford, Danielle Battle, Stacey Bielick, and Sarah Grady, Homeschooling in the United States: 2012, (NCES 2016-096) (U.S. Department of Education: Washington, D.C., 2016) [Available Here] Introduction: Every four or five years, the National Household Education Survey developed by the National Center … Continue reading →

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HOME IS WHERE THE SCHOOL IS: Do Homeschooling Laws Increase Homeschooling?

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Milton Gaither

Record: Rachana Bhatt, “Home is Where the School Is: The Impact of Homeschool Legislation on School Choice” in Journal of School Choice 8, no. 2 (2014): 192-212. [Abstract Here] Summary:  Bhatt, an economics professor at Georgia State University, here presents … Continue reading →

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USING A SEEDED SAMPLE: Are Homeschoolers Over or Under Represented in Surveys?

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Milton Gaither

Record:  Stacey Bielick, Lina Guzman, Astrid Atienza, and Andrew Rivers, “Using a Seeded Sample to Measure Response among Homeschooling Households” in Survey Practice 2, no. 9 (2009).  Available Here.  Summary:  Bielick and colleagues used a complex and creative sampling strategy … Continue reading →

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New NCES Homeschooling Data!

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Milton Gaither

Record: Amber Noel, Patrick Stark, and Jeremy Redford, Parent and Family Involvement in Education, from the National Household Education Survey Program of 2012, (NCES 2013-028) (U.S. Department of Education: Washington, D.C., 2013)[Available Here] Summary: Every four years the National Center … Continue reading →

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WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED ABOUT HOMESCHOOLING?

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Milton Gaither

Record:  Eric J. Isenberg, “What Have We Learned About Homeschooling?” in Peabody Journal of Education 82 (2007): 387-409.  Summary:  Isenberg, affiliated with Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., here tries to synthesize all of the best research on several topics related to … Continue reading →

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