About 60,000 - 75,000 of those 2 million students live in Georgia and are happily and legally learning at home. This has not always been the case. There were families quietly homeschooling their children in Georgia in the 1970’s. The operative word here is "quietly." In order to home school legally, a parent had to inform the local superintendent and get permission to operate as a private school. Most superintendents were not cooperative. The other option was to homeschool underground. If the lo...

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site preserves the childhood home of Martin Luther King. The home is located in the residential section of "Sweet Auburn", the center of black Atlanta. Two blocks west of the home is Ebenezer Baptist Church, the pastorate of Martin's grandfather and father, and the church to which Dr. King returned to co-pastor with his father in 1960.

This timeline details the important events leading to the growth of the homeschool movement in Georgia.

Georgia Home Education Association (GHEA) is a Christian organization that serves and assists any home schooling family or support group in Georgia.

A short list of some of the legal issues homeschooling parents in Georgia have faced in the past.

The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia supervises and regulates the activities of the thirty-two institutions of the University System. Of particular interest and concern to homeschoolers is the fact that the Board of Regents specifies a "college preparatory curriculum" as a requirement for admission, and other admissions requirements.

This is a Georgia Department of Education form. It is in Word format. Provided by HEIR.

If you wish to withdraw from home school to obtain your GED, this is one of the required forms.

Christian homeschooling email list for home educators in Georgia.

PUPPETS: The Power of Wonder is a hands-on museum displaying more than 350 puppets from various time periods and countries around the world. All provide an exploration of puppetry as an international, ancient and popular art form. Highlights include a nine-foot Trashcan Phoenix, replicated puppet storeroom, and theater area.

HEIR Talk is a non-partisan, non-sectarian, discussion list for working to ensure that the people of Georgia and their government recognize home study, freely practiced in its diverse forms, as a legitimate choice and value it as a positive force for improving the quality of education.

GA Support Groups is an online discussion group for homeschool support group leaders in the state of Georgia, to establish communication between support groups throughout the state. All support groups, regardless of religious affiliation, are welcome. This list provides information on important homeschooling issues, Georgia field trip sites, seminars, conferences, fairs, educational web sites, classes, etc.

Northwest Georgia Homeschoolers is a support group for home educating families in this area. Offers support, activities, a newsletter, special events, and more.

Creative Homeschoolers of Georgia is an inclusive support group serving Bartow, Gordon, Walker, Floyd, and surrounding counties.

Printable monthly attendance report provided by the Georgia Department of Education. This form has an enabled reset button to clear the form.