Angela R. Watson
@AngelaRWatson
Sr Research Fellow @JHUEdPolicy | Asst Prof @JHUEducation #JHUSOE | PhD @ua_edreform, #BoyMom, Hopkins Homeschool Hub and Research Lab, views mine
fordhaminstitute.org/national/comme… Nice mention of Homeschool Research Lab's Genevieve Smith's work on homeschooling. We also see this dynamic choice in a recent paper with @hmatthewlee
New @edchoice report and blog with @AngelaRWatson! We survey a nationally representative sample to answer -- who are the homeschoolers? You may be surprised by who they are.
We've just posted a new working paper by @AngelaRWatson and Matt Lee. If you are interested in the data and trends on homeschooling in America, then it's definitely worth checking out. @edchoice @JHUEdPolicy @EdEconKSU1 @JHUeducation
Glad our research can help inform these important education policy discussions. School choice and homeschool freedom go hand in hand eschoolnews.com/educational-le… via @eschoolnews
"The report also emphasizes choice as a central theme, with empowered parents at the center – choosing what is best for each of their children, even on an annual basis." Thanks to @HerzogEducation @ReadTheLion for covering our work! @AngelaRWatson readlion.com/new-report-hom…
"These are the data we seek in all other education sectors, and this work will help put homeschooling research onto equal footing with options like charter and private schools. It’s invaluable." @educationgadfly @AngelaRWatson fordhaminstitute.org/ohio/commentar…
Great story about a new report by @ua_edreform alums @AngelaRWatson & @hmatthewlee: “Homeschool participation has grown dramatically in recent years and appears to be on a new upward trend." @AlbertxCheng @JeremyTate41 @donsoifer readlion.com/new-report-hom…
more coverage of our recent work @hmatthewlee readlion.com/new-report-hom…
Does anyone know the status of the PSS for fall 2025 release? Or the new PULSE? The US Department of Education is far behind in its publication of education statistics brookings.edu/interactive/th…
It could just as easily go the other way-- with those who HS today switching to private or microschools as financial barriers are removed with the new ESA, IMO. Why most Texas vouchers could go to homeschoolers, not private schools houstonchronicle.com/politics/artic… via @houstonchron
More Than a Third of Homeschool Families Also Use Public Schools, New Data Shows @The74 the74million.org/article/more-t…
"There’s not this rejection of public schooling that people frame it as,” said @AngelaRWatson with @JHUEdPolicy @The74 the74million.org/article/more-t…
Yesterday I was in deep south Florida. Today Im in Newport. East coast is doing good!
We should be watching these trends because this will impact homeschool participation over time. How New Microschool Accreditation Pathways Are Opening Doors for Founders and Families @The74 the74million.org/article/how-ne…
This might be surprising to some folks, but many homeschoolers are democrats. A recent survey by @AngelaRWatson and @hmatthewlee found that 29% of homeschooling parents identify as democrats and 25% are politically liberal. Overall, 43% identified as conservative. Well below…
"A March report by the @JHUeducation found that active-duty military families homeschool their children at double the rate of civilian families." #HomeschoolResearch #MilitaryFamilies #JohnsHopkins
The Defense Department will review the feasibility of giving military families that homeschool their children greater access to on-base facilities and educational resources. stripes.com/theaters/europ…
Turns out that the father of public ed— Horace Mann—homeschooled his own children— well his wife did but you get my point. The Centennial of <em>Pierce v. Society of Sisters</em> educationnext.org/centennial-of-…