by Trevor Barton | Sep 29, 2021 | Opinion
I’m reading a book. This is no easy task for an elementary school teacher. Since the first day of school, my brain tightly shuts by 8 p.m. and my eyes by 9 p.m. This book, though, is for my heart. What elementary school teacher (or any kind of teacher) doesn’t need a...
by Starlette Thomas | Aug 23, 2021 | Opinion, The Raceless Gospel Initiative
Summer is coming to a close, and parents are preparing for another school year unlike any other. The pandemic caused by COVID-19 continues with the Delta variant, putting masks back on faces and on school supply lists. We are learning more than reading, writing and...
by Angel Pittman | Aug 11, 2021 | Opinion
Parents in the U.S. have many choices regarding educating our kids; nevertheless, 90% of our children attend public schools. Public schools have often been the subject of criticism, but no other institution is responsible for more care of our communities’ children. In...
by Cameron Vickrey | Dec 10, 2020 | Opinion
Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on education is beautiful. Yet, I groaned when I got to this line: “Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.” “Choice” is a buzzword that has been co-opted...
by Good Faith Media | Aug 20, 2020 | News
Editor’s note: This article has been revised to update panelist information. Good Faith Media will host its final public education forum on Aug. 25. The first two Good Faith Forums on education, produced in conjunction with Pastors for Children, took place on...