We invite you to navigate through our site, which includes:

Court Rulings on Home Education in Massachusetts: Ten Points from the Supreme Judicial Court's Decisions

Summary of Guidelines for Home Education in Massachusetts

FAQ for Superintendents

Relevant Documents

Research Findings

This Information for Superintendents site was developed jointly by:

Massachusetts Home Learning Association (MHLA) and
Massachusetts Homeschool Organization of Parent Educators (Mass HOPE)

On these pages we offer a common sense explanation of Massachusetts regulations, based on our understanding of the court decisions and our organizations' experience (more than 25 years combined) with the ways these regulations actually work in real life across the Commonwealth.

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