Education

Speaker Invited to Canadian Catholic College Supports Abortion and “Gay Marriage”

by Thaddeus M. Baklinski August 20, 2008

St. Peter’s College, a Benedictine liberal arts school affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan, and which describes itself as being deeply rooted in the Catholic tradition, has invited Belinda Stronach, known for her support of abortion and same-sex marriage, to…

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Better Grades Through Bling-Bling

by Anthony B. Bradley August 9, 2008

With alarming failure rates at our nation’s inner city schools, one wants to celebrate any attempt to motivate success. Still, sincere efforts must be examined not according to their intentions but to their likely or demonstrated results. One new concept…

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Charges against California Home Schooling Family that Led to Homeschool Ban Likely to be Dropped

by Thaddeus M. Baklinski July 24, 2008

The charges against a California family that led to an Appellate Court decision to ban home schooling in the state have been dropped by the family court judge involved in the original case.The Appellate Court’s ruling arose from a child…

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Minnesota Professor pledges to Desecrate Eucharist

by Catholic League July 11, 2008

Paul Zachary Myers, a professor at the University of Minnesota Morris, has pledged to desecrate the Eucharist. He is responding to what happened recently at the University of Central Florida when a student walked out of Mass with the Host,…

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Florida Student Abuses Eucharist

by Catholic League July 10, 2008

To protest student fees for religious services at the University of Central Florida (UCF), a student walked out of a campus Mass on June 29 with the Eucharist. Webster Cook, a student senator, finally returned the Host this past weekend. …

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Home Schooling Family Takes Fight for Rights at European Court of Human Rights

by Peter J. Smith July 5, 2008

German family that fled to Canada for refuge from Germany’s persecution of home-schooling is taking its case to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. The family escaped Germany after police made an unsuccessful attempt to storm their home…

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Good Enough?

by Peg Luksik, Ph.D. July 3, 2008

Sometimes extra-curricular activities seem to teach our kids more about excellence than academic subjects.
One of my sons is a singer.  Throughout his high school career, he has sung for various conductors.  One conductor decided to teach that it would…

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Bobby Jindal Signs Law Allowing Intelligent Design in Louisiana Schools

by Peter J. Smith July 2, 2008

Louisiana public school teachers can now educate their students about the theory of intelligent design and scientific criticisms of Darwinian evolutionary theory thanks to a new law signed this week by Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal. The Louisiana Science Education Act…

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Inexpensive Private Schools Better than Public Schools: The Fraser Institute

by Thaddeus M. Baklinski June 26, 2008

survey focused on low income families with children attending inexpensive private schools found that parents say their children do better academically and experience fewer social problems than children at public schools, according to the results of new research published by…

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Just the Facts, Please

by Peg Luksik, Ph.D. June 26, 2008

The ongoing debate over the nature of Islam and the level of threat that it may pose to America has been loud and vitriolic.  On one side, there are those who proclaim that Islam is a religion of peace, and…

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