Jon's Homeschool Resource Page

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

AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew MexicoNew JerseyNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashington, DCWashington state • West VirginiaWisconsinWyoming

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

AustraliaCanadaFranceGermanyHollandIsrael Japan New ZealandSingaporeSouth AfricaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUnited Kingdom

Religious Resources top
Sectarian resources

CatholicFree ThinkingJewishLatter Day Saints [Mormon]Muslim [Islam]PaganUnitarian

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.

Part of Jon's Homeschool Resources.

Copyright © 1994..2007 Jon Shemitz <jon@midnightbeach.com>
July 21, 1994..January 7, 2007

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.