PENNSYLVANIA HOMESCHOOLERS ACCREDITATION AGENCY Information

PHAA is one of the diploma-granting organizations, recognized by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) to provide diplomas to graduates of Pennsylvania home education programs. When PHAA was first recognized, the PDE recognized PHAA as an accreditation agency that can accredit homeschool programs under 22 Pa Code § 121.21 which states: (c) For purposes of the State Higher Education Grant Program, an approved secondary school shall also include any home education program that is accredited by any home schooling accreditation agency approved by the Department of Education.... Moreover, PHAA requires that its evaluators write narrative evaluation letters and attaches those evaluation letters to all of the transcripts that PHAA sends out to colleges and employers. Also PHAA requires that its students do lots of reading, writing and public speaking, insuring that they be literate and well prepared for college. As a result, PHAA has an excellent reputation with colleges and employers. No wonder PHAA graduates are sometimes given preferential treatment.