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State Education Guides
All 50 states + D.C.

Plain-English guides to K–12 and higher education in every U.S. state and Washington, D.C. — what's required, how school choice works, how to homeschool, and where to find the official source. Pick a state to begin.

51 guides 16 sections each Official sources linked Online since 2004
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What's in every guide

Each guide follows the same clear, 16-section structure — so you can find what you need fast, and compare one state to another — while the substance is researched fresh for each state. Every guide points to the official source for anything that changes.

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Requirements & enrollment

Compulsory attendance, testing, graduation, special education and gifted, immunizations, and school ratings — explained in plain English.

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Every kind of school

Public schools and districts, charter schools, private & independent schools, school choice and vouchers/ESAs, and homeschooling.

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Beyond K–12

Pre-K and early childhood, paying for college, the state's public and private colleges, and how to become a teacher there.