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Jon's Homeschool Resources

Support groups & homeschooling law

This page is divided into three parts:
US Domestic Resources	US laws and support group listings
US Military Families	At home and abroad
Foreign Resources	Laws and support group outside the US
Religious Resources	Sectarian resources

US Domestic Resources top

US laws and support group listings

Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Mexico • New Jersey • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Puerto Rico • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington, DC • Washington state • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming

Other Groups

Do you know of any groups that aren't listed here? Send them to me!

Can't find a group you like? Look at my list of homeschooler's web pages, sorted by zip code, to find a homeschooler near you - or try Practical Homeschooling magazine's list of Homeschool Organizations.

Homeschooling Laws

My page for your state doesn't have anything about the homeschooling laws for your state? Try Ann Zeise's Laws & Legalities page or Home Education Magazine's pages on State Laws and Regulations.

US Military Families top

At home and abroad

NHEN's Military FAQ

Foreign Resources top

Laws and support group outside the US

Australia • Canada • France • Germany • Holland • Israel • Japan • New Zealand • Singapore • South Africa • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland • United Kingdom

Religious Resources top

Sectarian resources

Catholic • Free Thinking • Jewish • Latter Day Saints [Mormon] • Muslim [Islam] • Pagan • Unitarian

Why there are no "Christian" listings here

I've occasionally been asked why I don't have a Christian (Protestant) page listed here. Do I have something against Christians? No.

However, Christians are a big block within the homeschooling community. Many regions have numerous support groups - and all are Christian, whether overtly (ie with a Statement Of Faith and all) or not. For example, many non-Christians have found that local "broad" or "secular" groups tolerate non-Christian members but reserve all responsible positions for Christians.

That is, I see non-Christian homeschoolers - whether religious, agnostic, or atheist - as widespread, but often in the local minority. A farflung community I need to do outreach to.

Quick Tips

Homeschooling is legal in all 50 states

However, rules and regulations vary from state to state, county to county, and district to district. I am not an expert on regional rules. If you have a question about how to homeschool legally, ask someone near you - not me.

Outside the US

Laws tend to be less homeschool-friendly. There are definitely countries where only US military personnel and their children can homeschool legally. My coverage here is pretty skimpy - I'd love to have more non-US pages to list.

Stale link?

Some websites - especially the ones on 'free' servers - move around an awful lot. If they don't tell me, I don't know - and, to be fair, sometimes they do tell me, and I'm too busy to update my pages.

If a link doesn't work, try Google. Just copy the group's name, and paste it into Google's search box. You'll be amazed at how often this works - I used this technique a lot when I updated pages for the Oct02 refresh.