Johns Hopkins Homeschool Research Lab
@JHUhomeschool
High-quality, unbiased homeschool data and research to inform evidence-based education policy. Housed within @JHUedpolicy at @JHUeducation.
Good, credible data continues to inform important education policy discussions. #HomeschoolResearch #JohnsHopkins #Homeschooling #EducationPolicy eschoolnews.com/educational-le…
School Choice & Homeschool Freedom go Hand in Hand "Many homeschool groups fear school choice because they worry it will lead to more government control" yet a 2024 study found “no evidence that public funding of private school choice has impacted homeschool policy.” -…
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
More Than a Third of Homeschool Families Also Use Public Schools, New Data Shows @The74 the74million.org/article/more-t…
A recent "Military Times" story highlights data from @JHUhomeschool, showing military families homeschool at twice the rate of civilian families. Now, the Pentagon is taking a closer look at how it supports these families. militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-…
Homeschooling rates have doubled in recent years, but a significant share of families also have a child in public school. @lrj417 reports Read more here: buff.ly/0t9CsUp
"There’s not this rejection of public schooling that people frame it as,” said @AngelaRWatson with @JHUEdPolicy @The74 the74million.org/article/more-t…
A new report published by researchers at @JHUhomeschool underscores that—even within the same family—kids have diverse needs, interests, and abilities. It should also challenge people to check their priors on homeschoolers, who are anything but a monolith.
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…
This #WorldHomeschoolersDay we're celebrating good, credible data that informs education policy around the world. Learn more about what's driving homeschooling policy globally: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… #HomeschoolResearch #JohnsHopkins #Homeschooling #EducationPolicy
New research from Angela Watson (@AngelaRWatson) and @JHUhomeschool challenges a common belief: expanded public school access and private school choice funding have not increased homeschool regulation. In fact, regulation has declined. Read more: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…
New working paper with @hmatthewlee is out! MAJOR findings, worth the read. In a nutshell, homeschool families are not who you think they are. 35% of HS families also have a child in a public school! Compelling evidence of within-household sector mixing.…
"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…
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…
A @JHUeducation analysis from @AngelaRWatson found that, "roughly 12 percent of active-duty #military families homeschooled their children in the 2023-24 school year, double the rate of civilians." [@TheHill] #HomeschoolResearch #JohnsHopkins thehill.com/policy/defense…
Great to hear @AngelaRWatson discuss our paper on #homeschooling on the Education Exchange! educationnext.org/the-education-…
Glad we could add new evidence to this unfolding policy discussion taskandpurpose.com/military-life/…
Hegseth Orders Review of Defense Department's Support for Homeschooling military.com/daily-news/202…
A @JohnsHopkins study led by @AngelaRWatson "found that in 2024, about 12% of military families homeschooled their children, compared to about 6% for the nonmilitary American population." #HomeschoolAwarenessMonth #HomeschoolResearch #MilitaryFamilies #EducationPolicy
Officials will look at what support services are provided to families who teach their students at home and whether additional help is needed. militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-…
Officials will look at what support services are provided to families who teach their students at home and whether additional help is needed. militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-…