http://hslda.org/
The Home School Legal Defense Association is a good place to start for parents wanting to GET AWAY from public schools.
Homeschooling is not as difficult as some think.
We in Florida are lucky to have some very good state laws regarding homeschooling.
But HSLDA is an organization that can help you NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE!
Parents do not have to be teachers, parents instead are DIRECTING THE EDUCATION of their children.
Alpha Omega Press (AOP) is a curriculum provider that has online curriculums (as well as standard book and paper ones) through high school. Homeschool groups in communities often have co-ops that have teachers WITH teaching certificates that provide education--our child took freshman biology through such a program. "Teaching Textbooks" is a computer based mathematics program that teaches math all the way through pre-calculus and offers placement tests for your kid. EVERY PROBLEM is explained. It is outstanding.
All I am saying is homeschool allows YOU to be in control of YOUR kid's education. If s/he is having difficulties on one subject, you know to concentrate. If s/he is exceedingly GOOD at something, no need to hold them back "at their grade level". I know the schools SAY they will help your kid work at a "challenging" level. Bunk.
Kids in schools, sometimes at NO fault of the teachers, are treated like cattle. Sardines. Drones.
Not with homeschool. Your kid gets an education designed for HIM.
Is it expensive? Sure can be, but not when you consider the investment in a little one's future. Plus, you can often find GREAT DEALS on ebay, at homeschool conventions, the (gasp) LIBRARY....
But the place to start is HSLDA.org.