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The Relationship Between the Degree of State Regulation of Homeschooling and the Abuse of Homeschool Children (Students)
Brian Ray March 15, 2018 Excerpt: A statistical analysis of 18 years of data from all the U.S. states found no relationship between the degree of state control or regulation of homeschooling and the frequency of abuse of homeschool students. That is, low-regulation...
Academic Achievement and Demographic Traits of Homeschool Students: A Nationwide Study, 2010
Brian Ray February 02, 2010 Excerpt: Degree of State Regulation Students' scores were examined according to the degree of state regulation (definitions below) in their states at one point in time, the Spring of 2008, close to when most of the data were collected....
Child Abuse of Public School, Private School, and Homeschool Students: Evidence, Philosophy, and Reason
Brian Ray January 23, 2018 Excerpt: Based on empirical evidence to date, there is a remarkable rate of abuse of U.S. schoolchildren by school personnel (e.g., teachers, coaches, bus drivers, administrators, custodians). The multiple laws, regulations, and policies...
Average Academic Performance of Homeschooled Students
Rodger Williams August 20, 2018 "The home-educated typically score 15 to 30 percentile points above public-school students on standardized academic achievement tests. (The public school average is the 50th percentile; scores range from 1 to 99.) A 2015 study found...
Regulating Homeschoolers: The Missing Effects
Rodger Williams February 16, 2015 Today there are calls from various quarters to either increase regulations on homeschoolers or to keep existing levels of regulation in place. The usual reason given is to protect low-achieving homeschooled students. But regulation...
Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities 2016
Rodger WilliamsMarch 2, 2018
Homeschool Child Fatalities Fewer Than the National Average
Rodger Williams July 28, 2017 Critics say that homeschooling can be a haven for child abuse and neglect due to the opportunity for abusive parents to hide child maltreatment from outside observers. They advocate for regulations on homeschoolers to provide protective...
Connecticut Child Advocate Assertions Conflict with Research Evidence
Rodger Williams April 30, 2018 Connecticut Child Advocate Sarah Eagan is urging the State of Connecticut to impose additional statutory requirements on homeschooling families. She follows the example of homeschool critics in other states who want additional oversight...