State Organizations
Minnesota Association of Christian Home Educators (MACHE)
www.mache.org
MACHE
is a statewide homeschooling support organization. Although MACHE is a
Christian organization they support and encourage all homeschoolers.
Minnesota Homeschoolers’ Alliance (MHA)
http://www.homeschoolers.org/
MHA
is a statewide homeschooling support organization. MHA is committed to
fulfilling its mission without discrimination based on race, religion,
or educational philosophy.
Minnesota Council for the Gifted and Talented (MCGT)
www.mcgt.net
Not specifically a homeschool organization, MCGT offers support to
families with gifted and talented children. They have an active
Homeschooling Chapter in the Twin Cities.
Maple River Education Coalition (MrEdCo)
http://www.edwatch.org/
MrEdCo
is a political organization working to increase the quality of
education in Minnesota and the United States. They also have a strong
commitment educational choice including homeschooling.
Minnesota Department of Education (MDE)
Main website: http://education.state.mn.us/html/mde_home.htm
School Choice page: http://education.state.mn.us/mde/academic_excellence/school_choice/index.html
Homeschooling page: http://education.state.mn.us/mde/academic_excellence/school_choice/nonpublic_school_choice/home_schooling/index.html
Copy of the Minnesota Compulsory Education Statutes: http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/120A/22.html
MDE is the regulating body for education issues in the State of Minnesota.
National Organizations
National Home Education Network (NHEN)
P.O. Box 41067
Long Beach, CA 90853
info@nhen.org or http://www.nhen.org
Homefires®-The Journal of Homeschooling
Offers resources and support
for homeschooling families. You can find ideas for children of all ages
as well as get advice from respected homeschooling experts.
http://www.homefires.com/index.html
Jewish Home Educators Network
2122 Houser
Holly, MI 48442
http://www.snj.com/jhen/
Catholic Homeschool Network of America
P.O. Box 6343
River Forest, IL 60305-6343
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/8579/chsna.html
Muslim Homeschooling Resources
http://www.yemenlinks.com/Islamic_Resources.htm
http://themuslimhomeschool.tripod.com/
Native Americans for Home Education
http://www.geocities.com/nuwahti/NAHE.html
Date of Last Update: 11/28/2008