Coalition for Responsible Home Education
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Fighting for homeschooled children’s right to a quality education in a safe home. Founded and powered by homeschooled people. #MakeHomeschoolSafe
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Why do you think homeschooling is on the rise? We talked to Newsweek about the challenges of collecting data within the realm of homeschooling and capturing the whole picture, but there’s no denying more and more families are choosing to homeschool. Let us know what you think!
Why homeschooling is still on the rise
The number of children being homeschooled in the U.S. is continuing to rise years after the COVID-19 pandemic.
www.newsweek.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Why do you think homeschooling is on the rise? We talked to Newsweek about the challenges of collecting data within the realm of homeschooling and capturing the whole picture, but there’s no denying more and more families are choosing to homeschool. Let us know what you think!
We're founded and led by homeschool alumni and those experiences guide our work. If you are an alumni, consider joining us for a December focus group - you’ll be the first to hear about our new legislative and research work and we want to hear what you think is important too. tinyurl.com/CRHEAlumni
November 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
We're founded and led by homeschool alumni and those experiences guide our work. If you are an alumni, consider joining us for a December focus group - you’ll be the first to hear about our new legislative and research work and we want to hear what you think is important too. tinyurl.com/CRHEAlumni
World Childhood Foundation’s support is critical to our work; they make our training programs for child welfare professionals in addressing abuse & neglect in homeschool settings possible! We were grateful to meet with some of their team and attend the UN SRSG on Violence Against Children’s event.
November 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
World Childhood Foundation’s support is critical to our work; they make our training programs for child welfare professionals in addressing abuse & neglect in homeschool settings possible! We were grateful to meet with some of their team and attend the UN SRSG on Violence Against Children’s event.
Homeschooling is on the rise in VA, and the need for oversight in that state (and across the US) is rising too. The VCU Capital News Service published this piece in the Virginia Mercury. We were grateful to contribute context, experiences, and recommendations for homeschooled kids.
Virginia homeschool numbers trend upward, spark oversight debate • Virginia Mercury
By Zainab Sesay/VCU Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. — The homeschooling population has been back on the rise in Virginia for the past two school years. The number of students receiving an…
virginiamercury.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Homeschooling is on the rise in VA, and the need for oversight in that state (and across the US) is rising too. The VCU Capital News Service published this piece in the Virginia Mercury. We were grateful to contribute context, experiences, and recommendations for homeschooled kids.
In North Carolina, we’re confronted with another horrific case of child abuse, neglect and fatality where homeschooling was used to isolate and disappear children from a community network. We mourn Leah, Zoe, Wellington, and Sean: www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e...
November 8, 2025 at 10:17 PM
In North Carolina, we’re confronted with another horrific case of child abuse, neglect and fatality where homeschooling was used to isolate and disappear children from a community network. We mourn Leah, Zoe, Wellington, and Sean: www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e...
CRHE’s new Executive Director, Tess Ulrey, has shared her vision for the future of our organization. Read it at the link, and you can reach her at t.ulrey@responsiblehomeschooling.org! responsiblehomeschooling.org/tess-open-le...
November 7, 2025 at 10:17 PM
CRHE’s new Executive Director, Tess Ulrey, has shared her vision for the future of our organization. Read it at the link, and you can reach her at t.ulrey@responsiblehomeschooling.org! responsiblehomeschooling.org/tess-open-le...
Homeschooled children deserve to learn the same subjects that children in their state's public schools learn.
Swipe through to see how current state laws are failing homeschooled children -- and how the Make Homeschool Safe Act will help.
Swipe through to see how current state laws are failing homeschooled children -- and how the Make Homeschool Safe Act will help.
October 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Homeschooled children deserve to learn the same subjects that children in their state's public schools learn.
Swipe through to see how current state laws are failing homeschooled children -- and how the Make Homeschool Safe Act will help.
Swipe through to see how current state laws are failing homeschooled children -- and how the Make Homeschool Safe Act will help.
Did you know?
Only nine states require all homeschooled students to be assessed, but even these states often have lax enforcement, little accountability, and low thresholds for intervention.
Find out more: responsiblehomeschooling.org/research/cur...
Only nine states require all homeschooled students to be assessed, but even these states often have lax enforcement, little accountability, and low thresholds for intervention.
Find out more: responsiblehomeschooling.org/research/cur...
October 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Did you know?
Only nine states require all homeschooled students to be assessed, but even these states often have lax enforcement, little accountability, and low thresholds for intervention.
Find out more: responsiblehomeschooling.org/research/cur...
Only nine states require all homeschooled students to be assessed, but even these states often have lax enforcement, little accountability, and low thresholds for intervention.
Find out more: responsiblehomeschooling.org/research/cur...
Did you know?
40 states allow any parent to homeschool regardless of their educational background.
Read more: responsiblehomeschooling.org/research/cur...
40 states allow any parent to homeschool regardless of their educational background.
Read more: responsiblehomeschooling.org/research/cur...
October 25, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Did you know?
40 states allow any parent to homeschool regardless of their educational background.
Read more: responsiblehomeschooling.org/research/cur...
40 states allow any parent to homeschool regardless of their educational background.
Read more: responsiblehomeschooling.org/research/cur...
Many of the ~2 million children homeschooled in the U.S. have positive experiences.
But that’s not the case for everyone. Too many children grow up in families that exploit lax homeschool laws to isolate, neglect, and abuse them.
But that’s not the case for everyone. Too many children grow up in families that exploit lax homeschool laws to isolate, neglect, and abuse them.
October 23, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Many of the ~2 million children homeschooled in the U.S. have positive experiences.
But that’s not the case for everyone. Too many children grow up in families that exploit lax homeschool laws to isolate, neglect, and abuse them.
But that’s not the case for everyone. Too many children grow up in families that exploit lax homeschool laws to isolate, neglect, and abuse them.
Did you know?
In 47 states, there are no background checks or safeguards in place to ban those whose children may be at risk of abuse or neglect from homeschooling.
Read more at: buff.ly/F3RBmuq
In 47 states, there are no background checks or safeguards in place to ban those whose children may be at risk of abuse or neglect from homeschooling.
Read more at: buff.ly/F3RBmuq
October 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Did you know?
In 47 states, there are no background checks or safeguards in place to ban those whose children may be at risk of abuse or neglect from homeschooling.
Read more at: buff.ly/F3RBmuq
In 47 states, there are no background checks or safeguards in place to ban those whose children may be at risk of abuse or neglect from homeschooling.
Read more at: buff.ly/F3RBmuq
Dr. Jonah Stewart, our director of programs, contributed to the international “Homeschooling through a Human Rights Lens” report, a project of UNESCO’s initiative on the evolving right to education.
What you need to know about homeschooling through a human rights lens
In 2025, UNESCO released the publication Homeschooling through a Human Rights Lens, outlining the findings of a research project launched in 2023 as part of the ‘Initiative on the Evolving Right to
www.unesco.org
October 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Dr. Jonah Stewart, our director of programs, contributed to the international “Homeschooling through a Human Rights Lens” report, a project of UNESCO’s initiative on the evolving right to education.
The next legislative year brings tremendous opportunity to advance safe homeschooling oversight in states across the country - we’re grateful that @thehill.com reached out to us to talk about our position and policy recommendations. Read the article here:
Homeschool regulations take center stage after uptick in practice since pandemic
Both interest in and concerns over homeschool regulations have peaked after a spike in parents pulling their children from classroom after the pandemic. While homeschooling is nothing new, the numb…
thehill.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The next legislative year brings tremendous opportunity to advance safe homeschooling oversight in states across the country - we’re grateful that @thehill.com reached out to us to talk about our position and policy recommendations. Read the article here:
We are pleased to welcome Tess Ulrey of St. Joseph, Michigan as the new executive director at CRHE – a groundbreaking hire for the organization as the first full-time, permanent ED in CRHE’s 12-year history! Learn more about her here: responsiblehomeschooling.org/our-team/
September 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
We are pleased to welcome Tess Ulrey of St. Joseph, Michigan as the new executive director at CRHE – a groundbreaking hire for the organization as the first full-time, permanent ED in CRHE’s 12-year history! Learn more about her here: responsiblehomeschooling.org/our-team/
Were you homeschooled in Wisconsin? Join this unique opportunity to share your story!
Were you homeschooled in Wisconsin? The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Archives invites participants for the first-known oral history project dedicated to the voices of homeschool alumni.
uwm.edu/libraries/ar...
uwm.edu/libraries/ar...
Wisconsin Homeschool Alumni Oral History Project
uwm.edu
July 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Were you homeschooled in Wisconsin? Join this unique opportunity to share your story!
Those are all of our questions for today! Reminder: even if you found today's #HomeschoolChat after it ended, feel free to answer the questions anyway.
Be the first to know about the next #HomeschoolChat. Join our mailing list: responsiblehomeschooling.org/take-action/
Be the first to know about the next #HomeschoolChat. Join our mailing list: responsiblehomeschooling.org/take-action/
June 25, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Those are all of our questions for today! Reminder: even if you found today's #HomeschoolChat after it ended, feel free to answer the questions anyway.
Be the first to know about the next #HomeschoolChat. Join our mailing list: responsiblehomeschooling.org/take-action/
Be the first to know about the next #HomeschoolChat. Join our mailing list: responsiblehomeschooling.org/take-action/
Rallying our community to stand up for our rights.
Creating life-changing resources for survivors.
Training professionals to support at-risk children.
Your gift of any amount today directly supports our one-of-a-kind work. #HomeschoolChat
Creating life-changing resources for survivors.
Training professionals to support at-risk children.
Your gift of any amount today directly supports our one-of-a-kind work. #HomeschoolChat
Summer 2025 Fundraiser - Coalition for Responsible Home Education
For a brighter future <a href="https://responsiblehomeschooling.org/support-crhe/"> GIVE NOW </a> <h2>About the campaign</h2> A community fired up about children’s rights. <br />A workforce ready to h...
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June 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Rallying our community to stand up for our rights.
Creating life-changing resources for survivors.
Training professionals to support at-risk children.
Your gift of any amount today directly supports our one-of-a-kind work. #HomeschoolChat
Creating life-changing resources for survivors.
Training professionals to support at-risk children.
Your gift of any amount today directly supports our one-of-a-kind work. #HomeschoolChat
Q4: What’s your message to LGBTQ+ homeschooled kids who are dealing with an unaccepting environment at home? #HomeschoolChat
June 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Q4: What’s your message to LGBTQ+ homeschooled kids who are dealing with an unaccepting environment at home? #HomeschoolChat
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Nothing whatsoever.
Q2: What were you taught about LGBTQ+ history, culture, and identity as a homeschooled kid? #HomeschoolChat
June 25, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Nothing whatsoever.
Q3: How can extended family members, friends, and community members best support the LGBTQ+ homeschooled kids in their lives? #HomeschoolChat
June 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Q3: How can extended family members, friends, and community members best support the LGBTQ+ homeschooled kids in their lives? #HomeschoolChat
Q2: What were you taught about LGBTQ+ history, culture, and identity as a homeschooled kid? #HomeschoolChat
June 25, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Q2: What were you taught about LGBTQ+ history, culture, and identity as a homeschooled kid? #HomeschoolChat
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It's time for the June #HomeschoolChat!
Q1: If you were homeschooled and part of the LGBTQ+ community, how did being homeschooled impact your ability to be yourself? #HomeschoolChat
June 25, 2025 at 11:10 PM
It's time for the June #HomeschoolChat!
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It took a long time to accept all parts of myself #homeschoolchat
June 25, 2025 at 11:10 PM
It took a long time to accept all parts of myself #homeschoolchat
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A1: I believe that homeschooling both enhanced and limited my ability to be myself. The parts of myself that aligned with my cultural background (white evangelicalism) flourished under homeschooling. The other parts had to be repressed for fear of punishment.
June 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
A1: I believe that homeschooling both enhanced and limited my ability to be myself. The parts of myself that aligned with my cultural background (white evangelicalism) flourished under homeschooling. The other parts had to be repressed for fear of punishment.
Q1: If you were homeschooled and part of the LGBTQ+ community, how did being homeschooled impact your ability to be yourself? #HomeschoolChat
June 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Q1: If you were homeschooled and part of the LGBTQ+ community, how did being homeschooled impact your ability to be yourself? #HomeschoolChat