Other states, however; may mandate annual testing, teacher certification, etc. ... Up to fourth grade, home schooled children are about one grade level ahead, according to standardized tests, but by eighth grade, they average four grades above the national average. The rise of home schooling has sparked an explosion of marvelous curriculums which focus on the ideal of a broad education. ...

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