Rep. Bill Skaggs, the bill's sponsor, suggested that if home schoolers are so successful, why not take the state tests and show the world what they can do?
The crowd of home-schooled students at the Capitol today didn't need permission slips to get out of class. Their parents were right there with them, all voicing their disapproval of on state lawmaker's bill. Proposed by Rep. Bill Skaggs, D-Kansas City, the plan would require home-schooled students to submit to state-run assessment tests.
Rep. Bill Skaggs, D-Kansas City, is sponsoring a bill that would require home-school children to take the same performance tests given to those in public schools. The plan would also require parents to register with the state so officials can determine how many students are home-schooled.
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