Alaska Local Homeschooling Resources
Other Alaska Homeschool Pages:
General Alaska Homeschooling Information & Legal Requirements
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Alaska Homeschooling Organizations & Support Groups
Homeschool Conferences, Conventions & Other Homeschooling Events
Co-ops & Academic Enrichment (Academic classes, testing, tutoring, etc.)
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Alaska Homeschooling Resource Pages
Alaska Homeschooling
Helpful Information, Links & Tips for Homeschoolers in Alaska
Time4Learning Parent Discussion Forum - Alaska
Discussions and Resources for Alaska Homeschoolers
Alaska Homeschool Laws
Homeschooling is regulated at the state level and changes may be made to the relevant statutes at any time. Always consult the actual state code for the most up to date and accurate legal information with regard to homeschooling. The links provided below contain information that may or may not be current.
The "Show Me" Letter - Many an uninformed (or informed but overzealous) school administration official has asked local homeschoolers for more documentation than the state homeschool law requires. In The "Show Me" Letter, Shay Seaborne relates her experience with an overzealous official and how knowing the law and being polite but firm is often all it takes to educate local officials. A "must read" for new homeschoolers!
State Laws and Regulations - Alaska
Home Education Magazine
State of Alaska - Department of Education & Early Development - FAQs
What is required to graduate from high school in Alaska? What other tests do Alaska students take? What are the alternatives to public schools? What are the requirements for parents who wish to home school their children?
Alaska Laws Regulating Home Education
HomeschoolinginAmerica.com
Alaska State Legislature Education Codes
Article 01. Compulsory Education. Sec. 14.30.010. When attendance compulsory. (a) Every child between seven and 16 years of age shall attend school at the public school in the district in which the child resides during each school term. Every parent, guardian or other person having the responsibility for or control of a child between seven and 16 years of age shall maintain the child in attendance at a public school in the district in which the child resides during the entire school term, except as provided in (b) of this section. (12) is being educated in the child's home by a parent or legal guardian.
Alaska Law
Alaska State Statute: This statute describes the compulsory attendance requirements and includes the exception (12) to compulsory attendance that apply to Homeschool students.
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