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We’ve Been Schooled video

Keppler Education and Roman Roads Press have produced an excellent short video on the history, purposes, and results of American education. Their intended audience is Christian parents, but the video should speak to all who care about educational freedom.

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Separation of Church and State and the School Connection

Micahel Anthony Peroutka presents a video lecture titled “Separation of Church & State: The Truth and the Lie” (actual lecture starts at 14:26) that explores the origins of that doctrine and its present-day application. Peroutka points out that most of… Continue Reading…

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A Manifesto for Separation of School and State

C. Bradley Thompson makes a clear and compelling case for the separation of school and state. He goes even further to advocate the abolition of America’s government-funded schools. Acknowledging that this sounds like an extremely radical idea to most Americans,… Continue Reading…

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Are Government Schools Unconstitutional?

An article by American legal scholar, Philip Hamburger asks, “Is the Public School System Constitutional?” His answer is a resounding yes, and he frames his arguments around the First Amendment’s protection of free speech. He states, “The public school system,… Continue Reading…

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Parents Who Complain to School Boards and Administrators might be Treated Like Terrorists

The National School Boards Association demanded that the Biden administration stop angry parents from showing up at school board meetings to protest against mandates for CRT, masking, and other problematic issues. The NSBA wants the administration to classify the actions… Continue Reading…

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Public School Parents Villified for Objecting to Critical Race Theory Curriculum

In Loudoun County, Virginia, parents concerned about the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT) in local schools have been treated to an over-the-top reaction. As Luke Rosiak reports, A group of current and former teachers and others in Loudoun County,… Continue Reading…

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Homeschooling Becomes an Increasingly Favored Option

Despite misgivings people have held about homeschooling over the years, the number of people who view it as a favorable option is higher than the number of those who few it unfavorably according to ongoing polling conducted by Morning Consult… Continue Reading…

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Influential people say take your children out of government schools

Dennis Prager has been telling parents to get their children out of government schools–elementary through college, saying it frequently in recent months on his nationally syndicated radio show. In a recent video interview with Carrie Sheffield of Just the News,… Continue Reading…

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Parents Are Discovering What’s Being Taught in Public Schools

Newsweek ran an article by Abigail Shrier on October 16, 2020 titled, “The Gathering Parent Horror at Public School.” Shrier witnessed her own seven-year-old daughter’s experience of emotional manipulation by a classroom teacher via Zoom. Starting from the premise that… Continue Reading…

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Espinoza: a Good Decision That Will Produce Some Bad Results

Cathy Duffy Share Most conservatives are elated about the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Espinoza vs. Montana Department of Revenue. The decision struck down the state’s law that prohibited any type of aid from the government to religious schools. On one… Continue Reading…