For home-school advocates, rollbacks on home-school regulation in Gov. Terry Branstad's 2013 education reform bill were a resounding victory that made Iowa a model for the nation. For those skeptical of the absence of government oversight of home-school curriculum, testing and teacher qualifications, the rollback smacked of hypocrisy, especially because the public education system is entering into a new era of accountability.
MORE: http://thegazette.com/2013/09/08/new-laws-relax-oversight-of-home-schoolers/
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New homeschooling statistics: 1.77 million children, more minorities
http://www.examiner.com/article/new-homeschooling-statistics-1-77-million-children-more-minorities
