An interview with Timothy Haas of the New Jersey Homeschool Association regarding the bill introduced by Democrat Loretta Weinberg that would tighten regulations on homeschoolers.

This is discussion loop is intended as an on-line extension of the classical network group forming in the DE-MD-NJ-PA area. This group is for those following the classical homeschooling education model, such as described in "The Well Trained Mind" (Jessie Wise and Susan Bauer) or similar method.

Homeschoolers value the educational opportunities that libraries provide. Parents often build upon concepts introduced at the library when they get home. And truly, if ever there was a good marriage of programming and circulation, this is it. This case study of a homeschool "libratory" program at the Red Hook Public Library in New York offers a unique look at ways to connect with homeschooling families. 

Email list offering support for homeschooling families in Central New Jersey.

This is a mailing list for people who home school or are thinking of homeschooling in New Jersey, kids and parents alike. Here you can exchange ideas, support each other, and share resources and information.

FreedomQuest Alternative is coordinating with the Unschoolers Network to provide NJ homeschoolers experiencing special circumstances (parents and/or children) such as chronic illnesses, learning differences, emotional/mental illness challenges, developmental delays and special needs, etc., networking opportunities. This list is a place where you can find support and companionship as well as share resource information.

The sheriff and his officers and all police officers and constables shall assist attendance officers in the performance of their duties.

New York State LEAH (Loving Education at Home) provides this guide to getting started with homeschooling in New York. This list of common questions and straightforward answers will help prepare you for this new adventure!

The Unschoolers Network is a support group for homeschoolers in New Jersey

This is a secular, inclusive support group for homeschoolers in a large area (no longer just the three original counties) generally Orange, Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland, & Westchester Counties in NY, Bergen County in NJ, and Fairfield County in CT, and into neighboring counties. Offers events, activities, newsletter, and more.

New Jersey law states that “parents have a constitutional rite to choose the type and character of education they feel is best suited for their children.” To comply with this law, homeschooling parents must insure that all children between the ages of six and sixteen receive instruction equivalent to that provided in the public schools.

This is the statement of Mark August of the Tricounty Home Educators Association regarding testing of homeschooled students.

The Pinelands National Reserve includes portions of seven southern New Jersey counties, and encompasses over one-million acres of farms, forests and wetlands. It contains 56 communities, from hamlets to suburbs, with over 700,000 permanent residents. In 1978 it was established by Congress as the country’s first National Reserve -- a Reserve being an area of nationally significant resources that are protected through a program of local land use management supported by federal financial and techni...

Every parent, guardian or other person having custody and control of a child between the ages of six and 16 years shall cause such child regularly to attend the public schools of the district or a day school in which there is given instruction equivalent to that provided in the public schools for children of similar grades and attainments or to receive equivalent instruction elsewhere than at school.

New Jersey’s multi-stage licensing process allows teens to gradually gain exposure to complex driving situations, easing them into driving over an extended period of time. The special learner’s permit and probationary stages are key steps.