Education

Pre-Schoolers Must Be Taught about Gay Lifestyle According to Teachers’ Union

by Hilary White July 26, 2006

The UK’s largest teachers’ union, the National Union of Teachers (NUT), has demanded that in nursery school — along with Christopher Robin, Winnie the Pooh and Piglet — the acceptance of homosexual relationships must be included in the curriculum.
The…

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Australia to Refocus History Courses back to History

by Hilary White July 10, 2006

Australian federal Education Minister Julie Bishop has announced the government’s plan to end the marxist-inspired history curriculum that has been standard fare in Australian schools. Bishop said she will press the states and territories to adopt “traditional Australian history” along…

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The Boston College Follies

by George Weigel June 23, 2006

Boston College’s president, Father William Leahy, SJ, is a man of no small dreams, having publicly declared his intention of leading BC to the position of world’s premier Catholic university. (I’m still trying to figure out what BC is doing…

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Philippines Scraps Sex Education in Schools After Catholic Opposition

by Peter J. Smith June 20, 2006

The Filipino government has backed off from its trial run of sex education on account of the strong resistance by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines. The government had distributed the program to two areas of Metro Manila as…

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Seven-Year-Old Beaten at School for Father’s Stand against Homosexual Activism

by John-Henry Westen June 15, 2006

On May 17 — the two-year anniversary of same-sex “marriage” in Massachusetts — the first-grade son of a prominent pro-family advocate was dragged and beaten behind the Estabrook Elementary School in Lexington during recess, receiving multiple blows to the chest,…

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State Denies Accusations of “Un-Americanizing” Curriculum

by Jim Brown June 1, 2006

A Michigan judge is accusing the state's Department of Education of censoring the words “America” and “American” from public schools. But the Department is denying any such move is afoot.
Judge Michael Warren says the Michigan Department of Education has…

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Gov. Schwarzenegger Will Veto Mandatory Gay Education

by Gudrun Schultz May 29, 2006

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has said he will veto a bill to include mandatory instruction on achievements of homosexual persons in school curriculums throughout the state.
“The governor believes that school curriculum should include all important historical figures, regardless of orientation,”…

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International Law Threatens Home Schooling

by Terry Vanderheyden May 26, 2006

A home schooling association is warning that the US, and even more so other countries, faces the threat that home schooling may be deemed illegal due to international law.
The Home School Legal Defense Association's (HSLDA) Chairman and General Counsel,…

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Complaints about Catholic Teachings in Graduation Speech at a Catholic University

by Hilary White May 25, 2006

Graduates and their families got an unexpected earful of Catholic doctrine at the graduation ceremonies of St. Thomas University this weekend. Ben Kessler, a well-known student recently honored by peers and faculty as Tommie of the Year, spoke of the…

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Ripple Effect of Sponsorship Creates Legacy of Learning

by CE Editors May 13, 2006

  Students in the Daniel Mauser Memorial Library pose with a photo of Daniel, who was killed in the Columbine High School shootings. His family used donations in his name to build a school and library in Guatemala, where they…

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