| Each state has its own general
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| | homeschooling stipulate parents have to
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| requirements for homeschoooling students.
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| | send notification or achievement test
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| There are four categories of legal
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| | scores, provide professional evaluations
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| options for homeschooling. The four
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| | of student progress as well as provide a
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| categories are: states requiring no
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| | written curriculum that needs to be
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| notice, states with low regulation,
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| | approved by the state, teacher
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| moderate regulation and high regulation.
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| | qualification of the parents and on some
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| Many of the regulations include parental
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| | occasions visits by state officials to
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| notification, test scores, professional
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| | check the student's progress. These
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| evaluation of student progress and
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| | states include Washington, Utah, North
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| curriculum approval. Families shouldn't
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| | Dakota, Minnesota, West Virginia,
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| be scared off by the general requirements
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| | Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, Maine,
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| for homeschooling. There may be some
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| | Rhode Island and Massachusetts. These
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| initial paperwork to handle but as long
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| | states have few requirements for the
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| as the teaching parent can keep good
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| | Kindergarten level but the regulations
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| records there shouldn't be andy fear of
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| | become stricter at each subsequent grade
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| the state stepping in and ordering your
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| | level.
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| child back to public school.
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| | A parent is considered competent to
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| The states that have no requirements for
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| | operate a homeschool if they follow the
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| homeschooling do not require the parents
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| | individual state's regulations; they do
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| to initiate any contact. These states
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| | not need to have teacher certification.
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| include Idaho, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri,
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| | The parents need to file a notice at
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| Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Connecticut,
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| | their local school that they intend to
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| New Jersey and the territories of Guam
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| | homeschool in the low to highly regulated
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| and Puerto Rico. Parents are not
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| | states. Those that fall within the
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| obligated to contact the school districts
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| | medium to highly regulated states will
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| to notify them that they will be
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| | also need to keep attendance records,
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| homeschooling their children.
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| | file quarterly reports and a grade
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| States that have low general requirements
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| | narrative for each of the subjects
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| for homeschooling require the parents to
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| | taught. Highly regulated states may
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| notify the school district that they are
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| | require an annual assessment at the end
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| homeschooling their children and nothing
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| | of the school year.
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| else. These states include California,
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| | The general requirements for homeschool
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| Nevada, Montana, Wyoming, Arizona, New
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| | vary greatly from state to state. The
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| Mexico, Nebraska, Kansas, Wisconsin,
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| | parents should be well versed in the
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| Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama, Delaware,
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| | legal aspects of homeschooling before
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| Washington D.C. and the territory of the
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| | they decide to attempt it. Most parents
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| Virgin Islands.
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| | will find that the red tape at the
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| Moderately regulated states require
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| | beginning is well worth it.
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| parents to send notification, test scores
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| | To stay abreast of the current trends,
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| and provide a professional evaluation of
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| | information and resources available for
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| the student's progress. The states in
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| | homeschool parents, teachers and students
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| this category include Oregon, Colorado,
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| South Dakota, Iowa, Arkansas, Louisiana,
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| | If you need an online tutor, courseware
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| Tennessee, Ohio, Virginia, North
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| | or wish to offer your services as a paid
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| Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
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| | online tutor contact our website. Magic
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| Florida, Maryland and the territories of
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| | Learning Systems also provides excellent
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| American Samoa and Northern Mariana
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| | products to enhance the homeschool
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| Islands.
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| | experience for teachers and students. For
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| States with the highest regulations may
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| | additional information visit the
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| be the most troublesome to parents
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| | Homeschool Success News website.
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| contemplating homeschooling. These
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| | Dr. J.
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| states general requirements for
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