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Download full textHolmes, Venita R. – Houston Independent School District, 2019
HIPPY targeted parents of children zoned to 100 Houston Independent School District (HISD) elementary campuses during the 2018-2019 academic year, which reflected an increase from 80 campuses the previous year. Academic performance of students whose parents participated in HIPPY was assessed using the kindergarten 2018 Logramos and Iowa…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Preschool Children, Home Visits, Academic Achievement
Houston Independent School District, 2016
This report provides a summary of the Home Instruction of Parents with Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) program activities and its effectiveness for Houston Independent School District (HISD) student participants. A total of 637 three to five-year children, along with their parents, participated in the HISD HIPPY program during the 2015-2016 academic…
Descriptors: Home Instruction, Preschool Children, Home Visits, Parent Participation
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Direct linkRay, Brian – Journal of School Choice, 2015
This study explores the motivations of African American parents for choosing homeschooling for their children and the academic achievement of their Black homeschool students. Their reasons for homeschooling are similar to those of homeschool parents in general, although some use homeschooling to help their children understand Black culture and…
Descriptors: African American Students, Home Schooling, Case Studies, Academic Achievement
Rudner, Lawrence M. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 1999
This report presents the results of the largest survey and testing program for students in home schools to date. In Spring 1998, 20,760 K-12 home school students in 11,930 families were administered either the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) or the Tests of Achievement and Proficiency (TAP), depending on their current grade. The parents…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Catholic Schools, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum
