Advocacy
for Homeschooling in Massachusetts
Massachusetts Home Learning Association provides advocacy for
homeschoolers in the Commonwealth.
Brunelle
Decision by the Supreme Judical Court
This concern (as well as others) dictates, as we said in the
Curtis case, that home education proposals can be made subject
only to essential and reasonable requirements. The home
visits sought to be imposed on the education proposals of the
plaintiffs are not essential.
Care
and Protection of Charles
MHLA presents the turning point legislation that is the homeschooling
law for Massachusetts.
Care
and Protection of Ivan
In the present case, it was always open to the parents to work
out an accommodation of their interests along the lines suggested
by school authorities and to resolve the matter by agreement.
However, the judge found that the parents never filed educational
plans that were minimally adequate within the guidelines set
forth in Charles.
Getting
Started Homeschooling in Massachusetts
Good advice on what you need to be aware of and do in your state.
From MHLA.
Guide
to Homeschooling in Massachusetts 
An 11-page booklet to print out for your own use or to distribute
to those just learning about homeschooling. From MHLA.
Information for Superintendents
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.
Official
Requirements for Homeschooling in Massachusetts
Don't be put off by what you may have heard about Massachusetts
being one of the most difficult states for homeschooling! From
MHLA.
Thirteen
Points for Getting Started
We urge you to become thoroughly familiar with Charles,
to know its provisions and language. We also strongly suggest
that you read between the lines to discover what is NOT included.
Click to see a
larger map of Massachusetts from the
Census website.
Barnstable
County
Coastal
Free Learners
All types of home educators are welcome, regardless of religious
or political preference. There is no membership fee. Yahoo
Group.
Berkshire
County
Berkshire Area Christian Homeschoolers
This is a Christian Homeschool Group for homeschooling mothers living in (or relocating to): Western Massachusetts, Southern Vermont, Eastern Upstate New York or Southern New Hampshire.
Berkshire County Homeschoolers
If you are a homeschooler in Pittsfield,Lee, Lenox, Lanesborough,
Adams, North Adams, Williamstown, Dalton and any other Berkshire
County town join us. We are a small group but will hopefully
grow into a great support network.
Berkshire
Mountains Homeschool Co-op
We are a secular homeschooling group in the Berkshires of Massachusetts.
Family
Educators Resource Network
FERN is an informal networking group for home educators in the
areas of Columbia, Rensselaer, and Albany counties in New York
and in Berkshire county in Massachusetts.
Bristol County
Attleboro Area Homeschoolers
An inclusive homeschooling group open to all homeschoolers and
prospective homeschoolers. We serve families across the diverse
spectrum of homeschooling styles and philosophies.
Berkley
Area Homeschoolers
Primarily serves Taunton, Dighton, Berkley. This is where we
set up cool field trips, discuss pertinent subjects and just
hang out together in cyber space.
Southcoast
Homeschoolers
We are a support group that spans the South Coast of Massachusetts.
We are centered out of New Bedford, but have members as far east
as Wareham and as far west as Tiverton, RI. We are not politically
or religiously affiliated.
Essex County
Community of North Shore Homeschoolers
We are an inclusive group of homeschoolers on the North Shore of Massachusetts. Our families are from Marblehead through Newburyport, including the Cape Ann area. We tend to meet in the Wenham/Beverly area to be in central location to as many people as possible.
Essex County Inclusive Homeschool Group
The only requirement for the group is to want to be a part of an inclusive homeschooling group. Open to all homeschoolers in Essex County, Massachusetts and beyond (including Marblehead, Swampscott, Salem, Beverly, Danvers, Manchester, Magnolia, Gloucester, Ipswich, Topsfield, Methuen, Lynn, Nahant and Peabody etc.)
Merrimack Valley HomeLearners
We are a group of homeschoolers that is based northwest of Boston,
in the Lowell area (we have members from as far away as southern
NH, Westboro, Medford, and Andover). We welcome all homeschoolers
regardless of religion, method of homeschooling, race, etc.
Methuen
Area Homeschooling Network
Through the internet, contact lists, fieldtrips, and events we
hope to create a broad support system and a means of spreading
homeschooling news, information, and parent to parent support
and advice.
North
MA /South NH Home School Meetups
This group is for homeschool families who would like to meet
up year round with other home schoolers in the Merrimack Valley
& North Shore area (Northeastern MA & Southeastern NH).
Hampden County
Hampden County Homeschoolers
A secular cooperative of homeschooling families building community
and creating opportunities for children and adults.
Homeschool Explorers
We welcome you to join our group of secular home schooling families! People in our group currently come from the following towns... Westfield, Agawam, Belchertown, Ludlow, Springfield, Athol Florence, Southampton, Feeding Hills.
Homeschool Quest Trekkers
A fully inclusive secular group, with membership spanning all styles of homeschooling. Our group¨s mission is to meet the targeted needs of intermediate through high school aged students and the adults who support their development.
Springfield Pagan Home Schoolers MA
A place for like-minded, free spirited families to meet, socialize and share in their home schooling experience and more.
Hampshire County
No listings
Middlesex County
Chelmsford
Homeschoolers
Membership is only open to anyone who is homeschooling or contemplating
homeschooling in Chelmsford.
Homeschooling
Together
An inclusive, loosely organized group of families in the Arlington/Belmont,
Massachusetts area who have home-based learning in common.
Newton
HS
This email group is for people homeschooling or considering homeschooling,
in Newton MA. Admission to the group is subject to moderator
approval.
Norfolk County
Learning Enrichment Active Fellowship
LEAF is a network of home learners that welcomes all homeschoolers
in many communities in south-central Massachusetts, northern
Rhode Island and northeastern Connecticut.
Plymouth County
Freelance Learners
A homeschool support group serving Bridgewater, Massachusetts and the surrounding towns.
Just Live Life
A homeschool support group for unschoolers living on the south shore.
Suffolk County
Hub
HomeSchool Network
We are a Boston-area (mostly JP, Mission Hill/Roxbury, South
End, Dorchester, Roslindale etc.) homeschooling group. Our purpose
is to share ideas and build relationships. Most families have
a child born circa 1998.
Metrowest
Homeschoolers
A group of homeschoolers from a wide variety of backgrounds in
the Boston Metrowest Area. Everyone is welcome at all group events
and activities. We do not support any particular method of homeschooling.
Worchester County
ALOHA - A Loosely Organized Homeschool Association
We are very lucky to have a wonderful facility in rural central Mass. We rent our own large, sunny classroom, in which we hold quieter activities such as Writing Club and French Class. We also have use of a gymnasium and more.
Co-op Homeschool Support
We are a functioning support group open to homeschooling families
in Gardner and surrounding towns.
LEAF Home Learners
Network
An inclusive, participant-directed network that welcomes all
homeschool families in south-central Massachusetts, northern
Rhode Island and northeastern Connecticut. Members share resources
and talents, field trips and events, learning enrichment opportunities,
and overall fellowship with others.
Living and
Learning
Providing a forum for exchanging information on local events,
online educational materials, and places of interest for homeschooling
families in the greater Milford, MA area.
Quabbin Regional Home-schoolers
This is an inclusive home-schooling resource group for families in the general Quabbin Regional District area. We meet weekly at the Woods Memorial Library in Barre, MA.
Worcester
Home Educators' Network
WHEN is a group of Worcester area home educators who meet for
support, activities and discussion.