by Colin Harris | Feb 21, 2019 | Opinion
“Biblical literacy” bills are being proposed and enacted in several U.S. states. Such legislation allows for courses in the history and literature of the Bible to be part of a regular public-school curriculum. These measures have drawn the expected praise from...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Jan 14, 2015 | Opinion
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently announced his plans to push for education reform in 2015. His intentions may be noble, but his use of tired clichés that perpetuate negative narratives is not. Cuomo claimed in a letter to the state’s education leaders that he...
by Mitch Carnell | Apr 3, 2013 | Opinion
I am a product of small-town public schools. As the battles rage over what is wrong with our schools and what makes for a good teacher, I think much can be learned from studying my hometown. Woodruff, S.C., is a small, cotton mill town in the Piedmont region. In my...
by Bob Allen | Oct 12, 2006 | News
A Houston school district recently honored a Baptist pastor in large part for his support of a pastoral letter supporting public education issued this spring by the Baptist Center for Ethics. Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District presented Ed Hogan, senior...
