THE Library Fund Raiser
Texas Home Educators is dedicating their #GivingTuesday fund raiser to buy the software necessary to launch THE Homeschool Libraries across Texas.
An open letter to the new homeschool parent:
An open letter to the new homeschool parent: Proceed with caution, sweet newcomer. Pinterest is going to try to fool you. It’s going to try to convince you to grab your wallet and shop Amazon for the latest desk. It’s going to try to convince you that crayons look...
Reimagine Education Conference
Texas Home Educators is partnering with Reimagine Education Conference which is online and specifically set up for new homeschoolers. If you need more information for making a decision about the coming year, this is the conference for you. With tickets starting at $10, it is well worth the investment.
Cookies for Congress Cancelled
For the last 5 years, Texas Home Educators has been coordinating Cookies for Congress all over Texas. This was an opportunity to visit your Congress person in August. The staffs were wonderful in teaching the children about what a Congress person does while the...
Dr. Brian Ray, President of NHERI in Fort Worth, June 17, 2020
Is Homeschooling Just “a Good Choice” or Something More?
Why Homeschooling Might be the Best for Your Child
By: Brian D. Ray, Ph.D.
President of the National Home Education Research Institute
An Understanding of NHERI
Maybe you have heard something like this factual tidbit: Homeschool students score 15 to 30 percentile points higher on achievement tests, on average, than their public-school peers. It’s been cited in countless news stories online and in print, in interviews, legislative hearings, and court cases. But where do these statistics and other facts come from? They have been surveyed, compiled, and/or reviewed by NHERI over the past three decades. Check out the research at https://www.nheri.org/research-facts-on-homeschooling/
