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Homeschool SAT Scores for 2014 Higher Than National Average
By Dr. Brian Ray The Context Just over 1.6 million college-bound seniors took the SAT test in 2014. Many observers of the homeschool movement wonder, “Does anyone know how homeschool students perform on this test?” For the first time in several years, College Board,...
IAHE’s Response to the Indiana Advisory Committee of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights – Part 9
This post was first posted on IAHE Action's website. This post is the ninth of nine installments regarding the transcript from the Indiana Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights hearing that was held on February 17, 2016. Neither IAHE nor IAHE...
Home School High School Form Continues to Be Misapplied
This post originally appeared on the IAHE Action blog on May 19, 2016. IAHE and the homeschoolers of the state of Indiana are cc'd in the letter. Indiana Association of Home Educators (IAHE) receives many questions from new homeschoolers. Unfortunately, a...
Parental Impact on the Cardiovascular Health and Body Composition of their Homeschooled Children
The Context Recent research has established factors that have a bearing on the health status of children. These include environmental and parental influence. Researchers David Wachob and Robert Alman think that since there has been a large increase of the number of...
Public School Dropouts Masquerade as Indiana Homeschoolers
In February, IAHE was made aware of a meeting of the Indiana Advisory Committee to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission. A friend of IAHE who advocates for the special needs community was present to testify. She notified the IAHE Government Affairs team regarding the tone...
Homeschool Convention Prep Helps
If you've never been to a Homeschool convention, it can be overwhelming. From the minute you purchase your ticket to the time you walk through the doors, you have no idea what to expect. You may enlist the help of several 'veterans' who can give you advice, but there...
Providing an Equivalent Education
One of the benefits of home education is the ability to tailor your child’s education to his or her specific needs. When one follows traditional textbooks and learning styles, it is not difficult to document that education is taking place. One of the...
Satisfaction with Special Education Services: Homeschooling, Public Schooling, and Private Schooling
By Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. National Home Education Research Institute The Context I was talking with a doctoral student from a European country just the other day. She now lives in an east coast state, teaches in a public school, and is studying homeschoolers in America....
Informer Podcast with Linda Hobar
The newest episode of the Informer Podcast is now available! Linda Lacour Hobar is a graduate from Baylor University, a veteran homeschool mom, convention speaker, and the author of the Mystery of History homeschool curriculum. In this episode, we get behind the...