“I want to homeschool but I’m feeling overwhelmed and I don’t know where to begin.” Know your state homeschooling laws and what is required on your part. They vary by state.

Homeschooling is legal in all fifty states and the District of Columbia. Here you can find the requirements you need direct from your state’s official government site. You do not need to join any organizations or even spend a dollar to begin.

Alaska

https://education.alaska.gov/alaskan_schools/schooloptions

Alabama

https://www.alsde.edu

Arizona

https://www.ade.az.gov/resources/hs.asp

California

https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/ps/homeschool.asp

Colorado

https://www.cde.state.co.us/choice/homeschool

Connecticut

https://portal.ct.gov/SDE/Homeschooling/Homeschooling-in-Connecticut

Delaware

https://www.doe.k12.de.us/Page/3070

District of Columbia

https://osse.dc.gov/service/dc-homeschooling-program

Florida

http://www.fldoe.org/schools/school-choice/other-school-choice-options/home-edu/requirements.stml

Georgia

https://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Pages/Home-Schools.aspx

Hawaii

http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ParentsAndStudents/EnrollingInSchool/Choosingaschool/Pages/Homeschooling-FAQs.aspx

Idaho

https://www.sde.idaho.gov/school-choice/home-school/

Illinois

https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Homeschool.aspx

Indiana

https://www.doe.in.gov/school-improvement/home-school

Iowa

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=iowa+state+education+laws+homeschool&t=osx&ia=web

Kansas

https://www.homeschoolinginkansas.com/getting-started/legal/state-laws

Kentucky

https://education.ky.gov/federal/fed/Pages/Home-School.aspx

Louisiana

https://www.louisiana.gov/education/

Maine

https://www.maine.gov/doe/schools/schoolops/homeinstruction

Maryland

http://marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/DSFSS/SSSP/HomeInstruct/index.aspx

Massachusetts

https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massachusetts-law-about-home-schooling

Michigan

https://www.michigan.gov/documents/home_schools_122555_7.pdf

Minnesota

https://education.mn.gov/MDE/fam/nphs/home/

Mississippi

https://www.mdek12.org/OCSA/HS

Missouri

https://dese.mo.gov/parents-students

Montana

http://opi.mt.gov/Search-Results?Search=homeschool

Nebraska

https://www.education.ne.gov/fos/exempt-schools/

New Hampshire

https://www.education.nh.gov

Nevada

http://www.doe.nv.gov/Homeschooling/

New Jersey

N.J.S.A. 18A:38-25 requires that “every parent, guardian or other person having custody and control of a child between six and 16 to ensure that such child regularly attends the public schools of the district or a day school in which there is given instruction equivalent to that provided in the public schools for children of similar grades and attainments or to receive equivalent instruction elsewhere than at school.”

https://www.state.nj.us/education/genfo/faq/faq_homeschool.htm

New Mexico

https://www.newmexico.gov/education/

New York

https://www.schools.nyc.gov/enrollment/enrollment-help/home-schooling

North Carolina

https://ncadmin.nc.gov/public/home-school-information/home-school-requirements-recommendations

North Dakota

https://www.nd.gov/dpi/parentscommunity/parents/home-education

Ohio

http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Ohio-Education-Options/Home-Schooling

Oklahoma