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Press Releases

Sent April 9, 2018 – California Homeschoolers Fight Legislation While Teaching Civics To Their Children

Sent April 17, 2018 – Homeschool Parents Tell State Legislators Why They Homeschool – And It’s Not Looking Pretty for Traditional California Public Schools

Sent April 21, 2018 – Is Sacramento finally listening to homeschoolers?

Sent April 23, 2018 – California Homeschool Families, Targeted for their Choice of Education

Sent April 24, 2018 – 35,000 Say NO to Homeschooling Legislation!

In the News:  Don’t Blame Homeschooling!

Blaming home school for Perris child torture is like blaming trenchcoats for Columbine
http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/california-forum/article198994909.html

Evil, Not Homeschooling, Caused The California ‘House Of Horrors’    http://thefederalist.com/2018/01/23/evil-not-homeschooling-caused-california-house-horrors/

Perris ‘House of horror’ allegations a bad pretext to regulate homeschools https://www.ocregister.com/2018/02/03/perris-house-of-horror-allegations-a-bad-pretext-to-regulate-homeschools/

A misguided impulse to further regulate homeschooling  http://newsok.com/article/5582014?utm_source=NewsOK.com&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=ShareBar-Pinterest

No, Homeschooling is NOT a “Sickening Danger” https://therepublicanstandard.com/no-homeschooling-not-sickening-danger/

Homeschooling is NOT a “Sickening Danger” (Part 2) https://therepublicanstandard.com/homeschooling-not-sickening-danger-part-2/

Former classmate: Daughter in Perris torture case was bullied, frail   https://www.pe.com/2018/01/24/classmate-girl-tortured-with-siblings-was-bullied-frail/

That’s NOT Homeschooling–It’s Abuse    http://www.homeschoolingsc.org/thats-not-homeschooling-abuse/

California: Don’t punish all home-schoolers for one abuse case  http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/california-forum/article196473769.html

Family in Southern California torture case may have fled Texas after daughter sought help  http://www.dailydemocrat.com/article/NI/20180126/NEWS/180129893

Oldest Turpin son in California abuse case excelled in college, officials say  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/turpin-son-california-abuse-case-excelled-at-school-officials-say/

Why child abuse like the Turpin family horrors is so hard to prevent or halt    http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-riley-turpin-child-welfare-law-20180206-story.html

California overreacts and presumes every homeschooling parent is a child abuser  http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/california-overreacts-and-presumes-every-homeschooling-parent-is-a-child-abuser/article/2647734

They noticed Turpins’ strange behavior, but no one suspected kids were tortured   http://wtvr.com/2018/01/27/they-noticed-turpins-strange-behavior-but-no-one-suspected-kids-were-tortured/

Homeschooling and Abuse  http://homeschoolfreedom.com/2018/01/17/homeschooling-and-abuse/

Is California horror house society’s fault? http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/17/opinions/california-horror-house-drexler/index.html

Why Using the Turpin Family’s House of Horrors to Attack Homeschooling is Dishonest (and Unwise)  http://www.intellectualtakeout.org/article/why-using-turpin-familys-house-horrors-attack-homeschooling-dishonest-and-unwise

Home Schooling is Not a Crime   http://www.nationalreview.com/article/455713/turpin-family-homeschooling-unrelated-abuse

Child Abuse of Public School, Private School, and Homeschool Students: Evidence, Philosophy, and Reason  https://www.nheri.org/child-abuse-of-public-school-private-school-and-homeschool-students-evidence-philosophy-and-reason/

Don’t Blame Homeschooling For Child Abuse Cases Like The Turpins’  http://thefederalist.com/2018/01/22/dont-blame-homeschooling-child-abuse-cases-like-turpins/

Abuse Within Traditional Schools

Teachers who sexually abuse students still find classroom jobs: Despite decades of scandals, America’s schools still hide actions of dangerous educators  https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/12/22/teachers-who-sexually-abuse-students-still-find-classroom-jobs/95346790/

It’s Time to Talk about Sexual Abuse in Our Schools   https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/its-time-to-talk-about-sexual-abuse-in-our-schools_us_58fe748fe4b0f420ad99caff

Abuse of Power:Most bullying prevention is aimed at students. 
What happens when adults are the aggressors? https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/fall-2014/abuse-of-power

Persistently Dangerous Schools  https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/ss/se/uscoattch2.asp

School to Prison Pipeline:  Today’s Students Experience. . .    http://www.fixschooldiscipline.org/2017/12/11/whats-the-point-of-going-to-school-if-all-they-do-is-search-me/

Stop Educator Sexual Abuse Misconduct and Exploitation  https://www.sesamenet.org/

“The “dance of the lemons” is a term used to refer to the practice of reassigning bad teachers to new schools or districts, rather than firing them. By “bad” teachers, this means people who have been convicted of crimes or who have done other ethically questionable things.” http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-dance-of-the-lemons.htm

‘Passing the trash’: Teachers accused of sexual abuse aren’t always unemployable   https://www.sesamenet.org/single-post/2017/11/01/Passing-the-trash-Teachers-accused-of-sexual-abuse-arent-always-unemployable

A Primer on “Passing the Trash”   http://theworthyadversary.com/4449-public-schools-and-passing-the-trash

‘Passing the Trash’ by School Districts Frees Sexual Predators To Hunt Again  https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/1998/12/09/15mobile.h18.html

Research

International Center for Homeschool Research  http://icher.org/index.html
The International Center for Home Education Research (ICHER) exists to provide expert information and analysis regarding homeschooling research and to facilitate networking among researchers studying home-based learning.

Homeschool Legal Defense Association  https://hslda.org/research/default.asp
A national homeschooling advocacy organization providing homeschooling statistics, studies, and information.

National Home Education Research Institution  https://www.nheri.org/
NHERI specializes in homeschool research, facts, statistics, scholarly articles, and information.

Articles

Homeschooling Back To The Future?
Isabel Lyman,   Cato Institute Policy Analysis
https://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/pubs/pdf/pa-294.pdf

The Why of Homeschool
Isabel Lyman,  Ludwig Von Mises Institute         |
https://mises.org/library/why-homeschool

The National Center for Education Statistics Publications:

Homeschooling Fast Facts   https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=91

Number and percentage of homeschooled students ages 5 through 17  https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_040.asp

Percent distribution of students in public, private and homeschools   https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_041.asp

1.5 Million Students homeschooled in the US in 2007   https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2009/2009030.pdf

1.1 Million Homeschool Students in the United States in 2003   https://nces.ed.gov/nhes/homeschool/

Issues Related to Estimating the Home-Schooled Population   https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2000/2000311.pdf

Publications stored at the Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)https://eric.ed.gov/:

What Are We Educating Towards? Socialization, Acculturization, and Individualization as Reflected in Home Education  https://eric.ed.gov/?q=EJ1142917&id=EJ1142917

Homeschool Parents and Satisfaction with Special Education Services  https://eric.ed.gov/?q=EJ1110241&id=EJ1110241

The Influence of Homeschooling on Entrepreneurial  Activities: A Collective Case Study  https://eric.ed.gov/?q=EJ1149810&id=EJ1149810

The Human Right of Home Education  https://eric.ed.gov/?q=EJ1110150&id=EJ1110150

Child-Led and Interest=Inspired Learning  https://eric.ed.gov/?q=EJ1138306&id=EJ1138306

Structured and Unstructured Homeschooling:  A Proposal for Broadening the Taxonomy  https://eric.ed.gov/?q=EJ1150133+&id=EJ1150133

Educational Activities and the Role of the Parent in Homeschool Families with High School Students  https://eric.ed.gov/?q=EJ1101813&id=EJ1101813

Types of Homeschool Environments and Need Support  for Children’s Achievement Motivation  https://eric.ed.gov/?q=EJ1110239&id=EJ1110239

African American Homeschool Parent’s Motivation and Their Black Children’s Academic Achievement  https://eric.ed.gov/?q=EJ1054570&id=EJ1054570

Home Is Where The School Is: The Impact of Homeschool Legislation on School Choice  https://eric.ed.gov/?q=EJ1030232&id=EJ1030232

Informal Home Education:  Philosophical Aspirations Put into Practice https://eric.ed.gov/?q=EJ996765&id=EJ996765

Homeschooling the Gifted:  A Parent’s Perspective   https://eric.ed.gov/?q=EJ996236&id=EJ996236

Homeschooling Worries:  Trusting That The Dots Will Connect   https://eric.ed.gov/?q=+EJ984382&id=EJ984382

Inspection of Home Education in European Countries  https://eric.ed.gov/?q=EJ928540&id=EJ928540

Exploring Academic Outcomes of Homeschool Students  https://eric.ed.gov/?q=EJ893891&id=EJ893891

Are All Homeschooling Methods Created Equal  https://eric.ed.gov/?q=ED510702&id=ED510702

You Can Homeschool Your Child With Special Needs  https://eric.ed.gov/?q=EJ841774&id=EJ841774

Previously Homeschooled College Freshman:  Their First Year Experiences and Persistence Rates  https://eric.ed.gov/?q=EJ851091&id=EJ851091

Home Education Reason and Research:   Common Questions and Research-Based Answers about Homeschooling    https://eric.ed.gov/?q=ED508160&id=ED508160

Homeschooling: A Growing Option in American Education  https://eric.ed.gov/?q=ED501498&id=ED501498

Why Do Parents Homeschool?  https://eric.ed.gov/?q=EJ749498&id=EJ749498

Homeschool Abstracts:

A Systematic Review of the Empirical Research

Brian D. Ray, Journal of School Choice, 2017

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321323939_A_systematic_review_of_the_empirical_research_on_selected_aspects_of_homeschooling_as_a_school_choice

Homeschooling and the Question of Socialization Revisited

Vanderbilt University, Peabody Research, 2016

https://peabody.vanderbilt.edu/faculty/pje/pje_volume_88_issue_3_2013/medlin.php

Homeschooling in America: Capturing and Assessing the Movement

Joseph Murphy, Vanderbuilt University, Peabody Research, 2012

https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/homeschooling-in-america/book237205#tabview=toc

Education, Schooling and Children’s Rights: The Complexity of Homeschooling

Robert Kunzman, Indiana University, 2012

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1741-5446.2011.00436.x/full

Exploring Academic Outcomes of Homeschool Students http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/52253079/exploring-academic-outcomes-homeschooled-students                     Slide Presentation — http://www.airum.org/docs/presentations/2009-Cogan.pdf

Michael Cogan, University of St. Thomas, 2010

Academic Achievement and Demographic Traits of Homeschool Students: A Nationwide Study

Brian Ray, Academic Leadership Journal, 2010

https://www.nheri.org/AcademicAchievementAndDemographicTraitsOfHomeschoolStudentsRay2010.pdf

Evidence for Homeschool: Constitutional Analysis In Light of Social Research

Tanya K. Dumas, Sean Gates, Deborah Swarzer in Widener Law Review, 2008

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1317439##

Homeschooling: From the Extreme to the Mainstream 2nd Edition, 2007

Patrick Basham, Cato Institute,  Published by The Fraser Institute, Canada

https://www.fraserinstitute.org/sites/default/files/Homeschooling2007.pdf

Child Abuse of Public School, Private School, and Homeschool Students: Evidence, Philosophy, and Reason

Brian D. Ray, Ph.D., January 2018

www.nheri.org/child-abuse-of-public-school-private-school-and-homeschool-students-evidence-philosophy-and-reason/

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