Home Schooling: State Laws

Home Schooling STATE LAWS WA NH 'ME MT ND VT OR MN States vary widely in monitoring home schooling. Some states require parents of ID SD WI NY MA WY MI IRI CT NJ DE MD IA PA NE NV Он IL IN UT home-schooled children CO WV VA KS MO KY IDC to notify public school officials and then provide NC TN AZ OK AR NM SC test scores or other MS AL GA professional evaluations of their children's academic progress; others require no parent notification at all. TX LA FL AK HI I States requiring no notice: Parents do not I Sates with moderate regulation: Parents must send I States with high regulation: Parents must send notification and achievement-test scores and/or professional evaluation, plus other requirements (e.g, curriculum approval by the state, teacher qualification of parents, or home visits by state officials). States with low regulation: Parents must identify students to be need to initiate any notification, test scores, and/or professional evaluation of student contact. taught at home. progress. SOURCE: Home School Legal Defense Association