Shane Vander Hart

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Why Iowa Homeschooling Families Should Not Fear ESA Funding

Even if ESAs were expanded to include homeschooling, Iowa parents would remain free to choose independence—or participate—without sacrificing autonomy.

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Shane Vander Hart
Sep 20, 2025
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Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) have stirred passionate debate in Iowa. Some in the homeschooling community worry that ESAs—even though they currently apply only to students in accredited nonpublic schools—will eventually lead to government intrusion into their homes. They fear that if ESAs are eve…

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