by Wendell Griffen | Oct 5, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
I am a product of public education. I was born September 23, 1952—making me now 71 years old—when Jim Crow public segregation was required by law in Arkansas. Although my family lived less than three miles from Delight High School in Pike County, I didn’t know where...
by Charles Foster Johnson | Mar 2, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
Nowhere is the sense of community stronger than in our public schools. Each day, our children walk through the doors of their public school free-of-charge, and day after day their social, emotional, and academic skills grow. One of the things that makes America great...
by Bob Allen | Feb 6, 2007 | News
A speaker at last week’s faith/education summit in Memphis denounced “knuckleheads under the gold dome” after Georgia’s state senate passed a bill that would allow students with disabilities to receive tax money to attend private, including...
by James L. Evans | Jul 2, 2002 | Opinion
The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision concerning the Cleveland, Ohio, school voucher program is about to open a floodgate of voucher initiatives across the country. Several states have watched this case closely, ready to move forward with voucher legislation if the...