Louisiana's LA GATOR program pays for home-based learning, but it runs by different rules than the state's home study options. Here is how the award tiers, the Odyssey marketplace, and a full year of curriculum fit together.

Texas is one of the easiest states to homeschool in, but the first few weeks still trip up new families. This guide covers the law, the withdrawal letter, curriculum by subject, and a realistic first month.

From place value to telling time, here is what a second grader should be able to do by spring, with a two-minute kitchen-table check for every skill.