Here you will find a list of state sites that can help you keep up with NC laws, national sites that will aid you in understanding the atmosphere of homeschooling here in America and around the world.
NC Legal Requirements & Homeschool Information
DOA’s Division of Non-Public Education oversees and monitors all home and private schools in North Carolina, ensuring they remain in compliance with state law.
North Carolinians for Home Education (NCHE)
NCHE is a private, volunteer organization whose mission is to protect, promote, and provide support for homeschoolers across North Carolina. They host an annual Homeschool Conference and Book Fair in Winston-Salem each May– one of the biggest in the country– as well as provide publications like the Greenhouse Report, their website, legislative lobbyist, and regional directors who provide information and support to local support groups all across the state. Join NCHE for as little as $5 a year.
Homeschool Legal Defense Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to the defend and advocate for the freedom of parents and legal guardians to chose and direct the education of our children in the courtrooms, with government, and public arenas. Lighthouse members are offered a discount code to join HSLDA. You’ll see this in your accounts page after you join Lighthouse.
Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center
ECAC helps parents receive services through the public school system – obtaining an IEP, 504, speech services, occupational therapy services etc. They help parents navigate the special education system, their voice. They provide information, support, training, and resources to assist families caring for children with special needs from birth to age 26. They also support young adults with disabilities in becoming self-advocates and leaders and the educators and professionals who serve them.