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Brazilian Homeschool Couple May be Jailed if Their Children Fail Harsh Government Tests
- Education
- Monday, August 25th, 2008
- Matthew Cullinan Hoffman
After receiving four days of intense testing by government authorities in a showdown over the future of homeschooling in Brazil, David and Jonatas Nunes are optimistic, despite the fact that the tests were changed on them only one week before,… Read More
Speaker Invited to Canadian Catholic College Supports Abortion and “Gay Marriage”
- Education
- Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
- Thaddeus M. Baklinski
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… Read More
Better Grades Through Bling-Bling
- Education
- Saturday, August 9th, 2008
- Anthony B. Bradley
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… Read More
Charges against California Home Schooling Family that Led to Homeschool Ban Likely to be Dropped
- Education
- Thursday, July 24th, 2008
- Thaddeus M. Baklinski
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… Read More
Minnesota Professor pledges to Desecrate Eucharist
- Education
- Friday, July 11th, 2008
- Catholic League
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,… Read More
Florida Student Abuses Eucharist
- Education
- Thursday, July 10th, 2008
- Catholic League
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. … Read More
Home Schooling Family Takes Fight for Rights at European Court of Human Rights
- Education
- Saturday, July 5th, 2008
- Peter J. Smith
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… Read More
Good Enough?
- Education
- Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
- Peg Luksik, Ph.D.
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… Read More
Bobby Jindal Signs Law Allowing Intelligent Design in Louisiana Schools
- Education
- Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
- Peter J. Smith
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… Read More
Inexpensive Private Schools Better than Public Schools: The Fraser Institute
- Education
- Thursday, June 26th, 2008
- Thaddeus M. Baklinski
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… Read More
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