Homeschool Standardized Testing

The Iowa Assessments have been around since the 1930s. In the homeschool world, saying you use the Iowa carries weight. It is one of the most widely recognized standardized tests in the country and for decades it has been the default recommendation from state homeschool organizations, co-ops, and veteran homeschool families. But reputation is not…

There is no shortage of standardized tests available to homeschool families. The problem is that most of them were never designed for you. The Iowa, the Stanford 10, the CAT, MAP Growth, the CLT, TerraNova. They all have long track records, impressive-sounding names, and endorsements from organizations that have been in education for decades. But…