NICHE & DOT on Driver Ed

NICHE reached out to the DOT on Parent Taught Driver Education concerns, advocating for Iowa homeschooling families. What was the outcome?

Reviewing Parent-Taught Driver Education

It’s been just over two years since the State of Iowa instituted parent-taught driver education as a means to prepare homeschooled students seeking intermediate driver’s licenses. Many homeschooled students have successfully completed the process and obtained their licenses. Prescribed Procedures or Over-Reaching Oversight? After the parent-taught driver education legislation passed in 2013, the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) promulgated administrative rules to … Read More