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Featured Studies

Home Schooling Achievement
Reporting relevant data about the results of home schooling in a brief and easily accessible manner.

Home Schooling Works!
Findings of an independent study by Lawrence M. Rudner, Ph.D., Director of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation. (1999)

Home Education Across the United States
Study on home schooling, conducted by Dr. Brian D. Ray, president of the National Home Education Research Institute. (1997)

Links to other studies

Home Schooling: From the Extreme to the Mainstream
Home schooling is an effective alternative to the public school system (2001)
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Home Schooling on the Threshold
A Survey of Research at the Dawn of the New Millennium by Dr. Brian Ray. (1999)

What Kind of Curriculum Do Home Schoolers Use?

What kind of curriculum do home schoolers use? The vast majority of home school parents (71.1%) hand-pick their instructional materials, custom designing the curriculum to presumably suit the needs of their children, the family’s lifestyle, and applicable government regulations. Nearly 24% use a complete curriculum package purchased from one of numerous providers. Other options include enrollment in private satellite schools or special programs operated by the local private school. The data also revealed that some parents employ more than one approach to assembling their children’s curriculum (Table 1.0).

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Footnote: * Some parents marked more than one category, so total exceeds 100%

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