Post-Pandemic Research on Modern American Homeschooling: Demographic Trends and Policies

Homeschooling in the United States is expanding and diversifying, creating urgent demand for rigorous research to inform policy and practice.This first volume-one of two derived from a special issue of the Journal of School Choice-responds to long-standing critiques that homeschool scholarship lacks rigour and is too often shaped by advocacy. Featuring research studies from 26 authors across 13 institutions, the collection offers empirically grounded insights into a rapidly evolving educational landscape.Several years after the COVID-19 pandemic prompted millions of families to reconsider traditional schooling, homeschooling participation remains elevated and continues to grow.The studies examine who is homeschooling, how families navigate in-and-out of public schools, and how increasingly diverse demographic groups shape varied approaches to the practice.Authors introduce innovative methods for estimating homeschool participation in data-limited states, situate U.S. homeschooling with