State requirements

Know exactly what your state asks.

Fifty states, fifty rulebooks. Some want periodic reports and a signed portfolio; others want nothing more than a one-time letter. The hardest part of homeschooling legally isn’t meeting the requirements — it’s figuring out what they even are. About Time hands you your state’s, in plain English.

How it works

Whatever your state asks, you’ll know it.

The strict states

The strict states spell out a lot.

In places like New York, you’re filing periodic reports and a year-end assessment. Pennsylvania wants a portfolio reviewed and signed by a qualified evaluator. Massachusetts asks you to get your plan approved before you begin. Miss a step and it’s a real headache — so we lay each one out, in order, with the dates that matter.

New York · RequirementsOn track

Letter of intent filed

IHIP submitted

Quarterly report · Q2

Year-end assessment

Coming up

Quarterly report · Q3 — due Apr 15. We’ll remind you.

The light states

The light states ask almost nothing.

Plenty of states keep it simple. Arizona, Montana, and Nevada want a single notice on file and little else. Texas, Idaho, and New Jersey ask for essentially nothing at all. The trap there is the opposite one: it’s easy to assume you’re missing something when you’re not. We tell you when you’re already done.

Texas · RequirementsDone

Nothing to file.

No notice, no testing, no reporting.

Teach the required subjects

Keep your own records

The through-line

The through-line is the same everywhere.

Whatever your state’s paperwork, two things sit underneath all of it: you’re expected to cover certain subjects, and you’re expected to be able to show the work. Teach the subjects, keep the records, and the rest is just knowing which form goes where — which is the part we handle.

Underneath every state

Cover certain subjects

Math, reading, the basics your state names.

Be able to show the work

Hours, samples, a record you can produce.

Do those two, and the rest is just which form goes where.

Confidence, not guesswork.

Pick your state and see exactly what’s asked — and when it’s time to file your notice of intent, About Time walks you through it step by step. It never files for you; you’ll just never wonder what’s next.

See your state’s rules