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How we check state homeschool laws

Every rule on a state page comes from the state itself, with the words it was read from.

Each state page is built from one record that cites the statute or the state education department for every rule, with a short quote copied from that page and the date it was checked. A rule without a primary source is not published. 51 of 51 records are live; the latest check was 2026-10-30.

Checked October 30, 2026.

By Peabody editors.

Which sources count?

Only the law itself and the state's own education department. Summary sites do not count as a source for a rule, however good: the checker refuses 19 of them by name, among them the big legal-summary sites, encyclopedias and advocacy groups. They may be linked as further reading, never as the source of a fact.

What does every rule carry?

  • The source's address, which must be one the record lists.
  • A short quote, copied word for word from that page, that backs the rule.
  • The date it was checked. A page shows that date in its first screen.
  • For a deadline in a state's checklist: a few words from the quote that carry the date, so a test can hold the step to its source.

What stays a draft?

A state whose rules we could not read at the source stays a draft: its page says it is being checked, points to the state's own pages, and is kept out of search. New York and Rhode Island were drafts until 30 October 2026, when the official regulation and the department's page could be read.

How often is it checked again?

A state's checklist (its dated steps) must be checked again within six months, or the test that guards it fails. Laws that change are noted on the page as "Law change" with the date, and the What-to-file box shows them as a warning.

How is the What-to-file box made?

Its five lines (File, To, By, Keep, Test) are a short restatement of the record's own sentences, and each links to a source the record already lists; a test fails if any line cites anything else. The at-a-glance line on top is read from the record's rule fields only.

Is this legal advice?

No. It is general information to help you read your state's law. The statute and the state's education department are the final word, and every page links straight to them.

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