Education

Fr. Jenkins Betrays Notre Dame’s Catholic Identity

by CE Editors April 11, 2006

In his address to faculty on January 23, Fr. Jenkins rightly described The Vagina Monologues as antithetical to the University of Notre Dame’s Catholic identity. He said:
[I]n The Vagina Monologues discussion of female sexuality, and in the community and…

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Lesbian Sues Pro-Family Activists for Exposing Truth About Pro-Homosexual Event

by Jim Brown April 8, 2006

A lesbian who was fired for her role in the notorious “Fistgate” conference at Tufts University has brought a civil suit against two Massachusetts pro-family activists who attended the 2000 conference and then proceeded to expose what went on at…

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Baltimore School Takeover a First Under “No Child Left Behind”

by Jim Brown April 7, 2006

Eleven public schools in Maryland that have failed to meet the academic standards of President Bush's signature education law “No Child Left Behind” will be under new management.
The Maryland State Board of Education recently voted to take control of…

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Bills Further Threat to Family Values in California Schools

by Jim Brown March 22, 2006

A California pro-family activist is warning against two education bills in the state legislature that advance a radical pro-homosexual agenda. One of the bills would make school textbooks gender-neutral, while the other threatens schools financially if they choose not to…

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Upset Over Explicit Novel for Freshman English

by Jim Brown February 22, 2006

A school district in Maine has reaffirmed its reinstatement of a sexually explicit book several parents want removed from the local high school's curriculum. The Orono School Committee recently voted to retain the controversial novel Girl Interrupted in the ninth…

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Beginning a New School Revolution

by February 3, 2006

People are finally recognizing that the Social Security is a pyramid scheme, in which those who entered the system early are paid out of the contributions of those who entered later. The system can only work if the number of…

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Univ. of Wisconsin Sidesteps System-Wide Policy on Bible Study Bans

by Jim Brown January 24, 2006

A University of Wisconsin committee is recommending that two UW campuses be allowed to continue their bans on resident assistants leading Bible studies in their dorm rooms.
Instead of recommending a system-wide policy, a UW committee has issued a report…

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Broken Family Structure Leads to Educational Difficulties for Children

by Gudrun Schultz January 17, 2006

The US Center for Marriage and Family released a study in November 2005 that shows broken family structures consistently lead to education difficulties for children.
“When it comes to educational achievement,” the study says, “children living with their own married…

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Challenge to School District’s Denial of Status to Christian Club

by Jim Brown January 12, 2006

A high school in New York State is being threatened with a federal lawsuit over its refusal to grant official recognition to a Christian student organization on its campus.
Schenectady High School has denied official status to the Christian Alliance…

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Florida Supremes Ax State’s School Voucher Program

by Jim Brown January 7, 2006

A constitutional attorney says he's troubled by the Florida Supreme Court's recent decision to strike down the state's school voucher law.
On Thursday (Jan. 5), the highest court in the Sunshine State ruled that the nation's first statewide system that…

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