Homeschooling in Connecticut: Start Here

Welcome to the home page for homeschooling in Connecticut. If you are searching for information about CT homeschools or want to learn how to get started, you are in the right place.

It is not difficult to start homeschooling in Connecticut!

In fact, unlike most states that have regulations against homeschooling, Connecticut has state protections FOR homeschools. For this reason, some parents move to Connecticut in order to homeschool.

Connecticut Homeschool Overview
And Homeschool Requirements in Connecticut

There are an estimated 21,218 home educated students in Connecticut

Connecticut does not require families to notify the state of their decision to homeschool. There are state required subjects. The CT government does not conduct any state assessments of homeschoolers.

Very few states have laws that prevent parents from homeschooling their children. Connecticut does not prohibit parents from homeschooling based on their legal or criminal history. Only two states, Pennsylvania and Arkansas, prohibit some parents based on their criminal history or by someone living in the home.

There is no required level of education for parents in Connecticut to educate their children at home.

Connecticut vaccine information

There are no state mandated vaccination(s).

Connecticut Homeschool Law

Connecticut State Standards and Common Core

Connecticut’s efforts to implement the Common Core are part of its “Connecticut Plan”—a secondary education designed by a state task force based on model curriculum and data collection guidelines from the state department of education.

State Subject Requirements

Parents must offer “equivalent instruction in the studies taught in the public schools.”

Important CT legal information links

Connecticut Homeschool Key Resources

How to Start Homeschooling in CT

It is not as hard as you might think to start homeschooling in Connecticut! Click here to get started.

Local Homeschool Associations, Organizations, and Groups

Our local organizations/homeschool groups database is under construction.

Local Common Core Action Groups

Find Homeschool Curriculum

We make it incredibly easy to find the right homeschool curriculum for your family. View our list of homeschool curriculum to get started.

Connecticut Homeschool Conventions and Seminars

Help Homeschooling in CT

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Sources
Sources: State-by-state education laws, state-by-state education bylaws, Dept. Education, local homeschool groups, and the Homeschool Legal Defense Association.
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