Education

Should Teacher Pay Be Based on Student Performance?

by CE Editors July 7, 2003

by Jim Brown
A new study strikes at the heart of the widely-held belief that America's public school teachers are underpaid. In fact, the study reveals that on average, teachers receive better pay than some nurses, accountants, and engineers.
The…

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School Boards Local Battleground for Concerned Parents

by CE Editors July 3, 2003

By Jim Brown
One conservative mom in Virginia continues to be a strong voice for parents and accountability in one of the country's largest school districts. She says becoming involved in the local school board is the best way for…

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Maryland Group Protests Townsend Speech at Catholic School

by CE Editors June 30, 2003

Protesters who say Kathleen Kennedy Townsend is a poor role model for Catholic women because of her pro-abortion views held a rally outside graduation ceremonies at an all-girls Catholic school in Bethesda where the former lieutenant governor was scheduled to…

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After Two Years, Teacher Finally Has Say in Where His Union Dues Go

by CE Editors June 26, 2003

By Jim Brown
An Ohio history teacher's monthly union fees will no longer be used to help finance the liberal political agenda of the National Education Association's local affiliate.
Two years ago, Daniel Reed asked the Lorain County Teachers Association…

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Using the Internet in Religious Instruction

by CE Editors June 23, 2003

By Fr. Ronald M. Vierling, M.F.C., M.A., M.Div.
Computers have opened up the brave new world of cyberspace. Cyberspace is the backdrop in which many persons, particularly the young, live and learn by accessing a virtual windfall of indiscriminate data,…

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Schlafly: Women’s Studies Programs Chock Full of ‘Feminist Propaganda’

by CE Editors June 19, 2003

by Allie Martin
A pro-family leader says Women's Studies courses at most American colleges and universities are a fraud and very misleading to young females.
In her latest book, Feminist Fantasies, best-selling author and conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly attempts to…

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Another First for American Education: ‘Gender-Blind’ Dorms

by CE Editors June 16, 2003

by Jim Brown
“It's about as nutty as it gets.” That's how a pro-family leader is describing one private university's decision to offer transgender housing on campus.
Beginning this fall, Wesleyan University in Connecticut — named after the founder of…

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Ten Years Running, Conservatives Lose Out on Commencement Day Addresses

by CE Editors June 12, 2003

by Jim Brown
A survey reveals there are six liberals to every one conservative commencement speaker at America's top colleges and universities this year.
The annual study by the Young America's Foundation confirms what many on the right perceive as…

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California Homeschoolers No Longer Outlaws

by CE Editors June 9, 2003

California homeschoolers won a victory last week when California state education officials withdrew plans to have home schooling declared illegal.
Newly elected state superintendent of education Jack O'Connell is credited with ordering a re-examination of the proposed policy, which had…

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Education Analyst Sees Positive Developments from “No Child Left Behind”

by CE Editors June 5, 2003

by Jim Brown
Some states are lowering academic standards on student achievement tests and redefining the definition of a failing school to avoid losing federal education dollars.
Under President Bush's No Child Left Behind Act, public schools that fail to…

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