Massachusetts requires PRIOR APPROVAL of your home-education plan by the local school committee/superintendent each year, with progress shown via testing or a portfolio. Approval standards vary by district.
Yes — homeschooling is legal in every U.S. state. Massachusetts is a higher-regulation state, meaning you file a notice and keep up several ongoing duties, such as reports, assessments, and instruction-hour records. Children roughly ages 6–16 must be enrolled in school or a legal homeschool.
In Massachusetts, you send a notice to your local school committee / superintendent. Submit your education plan for approval BEFORE starting each year (Care & Protection of Charles outlines what districts may ask). Progress is shown by test or portfolio.
Specific deadlines and details can change year to year and vary by district — always confirm the current rules with your district or state.
Primer tracks every Massachusetts deadline for you, helps generate the paperwork (notice of intent, attendance and hours logs, and more), and gives your whole family one shared weekly planner — on Mac, iPhone, iPad, and the web.
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