SCOTUS Rules for Religious Schools
by Charles L. GlennWe welcome the Supreme Court's explicit recognition that faith-based schools that retain a strong distinctive mission must not be punished for it. Continue Reading »
Parental Rights and Their Limits
by Scott YenorThe Parental Rights in Education Bill is a step in the right direction, but merely appealing to parental rights is not enough. Continue Reading »
The Sorry Situation of Catholic Schools
by Mark BauerleinTo our Catholic school leadership, please: Stop listening to the mediocrities and half-hearted Catholics, and go with the true believers and dedicated souls. Continue Reading »
The Renaissance of the Classical School
by James HankinsWithout teachers to pass on the arts of civilization, human life becomes deeply disoriented and we lose our sensitivity to the most refined, worthwhile pleasures. Continue Reading »
The English Teachers Who Don’t Like Books
by Mark BauerleinOur humanistic institutions are in the hands of people whose humanitas is feeble. They’re proud of that fact, though. They believe it’s warranted by social conditions, and they’re ready to pass along their ineptitude to the pupils they’re paid to edify. Continue Reading »
The Constitution and Religious Schools
by Mark BauerleinAshley Berner joins the podcast to discuss the Maine religious school tuition case. Continue Reading »
Schools on Purpose
by Charles L. GlennFor each of the past twenty-one years the Gallup Organization has conducted a nationwide poll on attitudes of the American public toward education. The latest results, like others in recent years, show an apparent contradiction between strong support for more parent choice among schools, and . . . . Continue Reading »
Parable from the Prairie
by John E. CoonsIn 1984 a federal court held the public schools of the Kansas City, Missouri, School District to be in systematic violation of the Fourteenth Amendment. Both the district (KCD) and the State of Missouri had consciously worked to maintain racial segregation in the district's schools. The pupil . . . . Continue Reading »
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