Homeschooling is legal in all 50 U.S. states and controlled by state legislation. Since the specific requirements vary from state to state, make sure you know what the regulations are for your state. The Homeschool Legal Defense Association, HSLDA, is a good resource for locating state-specific legal information. The following HSLDA map gives an overview of the level of regulation enacted by each state. Click the map to visit the HSLDA site.

From the HSLDA site you’ll find links to all 50 states and 5 U.S. territories that will give you specific requirements for homeschooling in your state.

From each state page you can view the requirements (in a PDF document) as well as a page with information about the state homeschool association and various county homeschool groups. Your state association will be a valuable resource in helping you begin homeschooling. You should be able to take your children out of the public schools at any grade and at any time during the school year, just make sure you have followed all the correct legal procedures before removing them from the school.