Education

Congress may be in its last week of business for 2011. So, part of its work this week will be choosing whether or not to support family values in the 9 spending bills it has left to pass for FY2012. With time running out, Congress may negotiate and package those 9 spending bills into one bill called an omnibus (read: a big, fat bill with two or more spending bills included) and then pass the omnibus before week’s end (the temporary measure to fund the government expires this Friday).  Read more

The answer is yes–if you’re relying on principles outlined in the U.S. Constitution and several federal court rulings. But sadly, the answer appears to be no—if you read recent headlines about what’s actually happening in our nation’s schools.  Read more

Can we really afford to teach the next generation that there is nothing distinctive or beneficial about having a mother and a father?

What better way to capture a child’s imagination than with a heart-warming story about cute, fuzzy little animals?

That’s the latest method homosexual-advocacy groups are using in their efforts to reach the youngest minds in our public school system.
 
Whether it’s stories about penguins, guinea pigs or even elephants, they’ve figured out how to use fun anecdotes about animals to familiarize children as young as preschool with the idea of homosexuality and gay marriage. (more…)

There is no national crisis of book banning.  Read more

Want a creative way for your family to act as the “salt and light” in your local community? Consider this idea for a family project: Donate books to your neighborhood and school libraries that communicate a faith-based and socially conservative viewpoint on hot-topic issues such as homosexuality and abortion.  Read more

1. Research the collection.
Most public libraries now have Web-based catalogues. So before choosing which books to donate, do some online research to see what kind of books your library already has on social issues, such as homosexuality, same-sex marriage, abortion, stem-cell research, etc. That will help you identify how your library’s collection might be better balanced.  Read more

Today, activist groups, including the National Center for Lesbian Rights, announced they filed a lawsuit against the Anoka-Hennepin School District in Minnesota. Among other things, they are demanding that the school repeal a curriculum policy directing educators to remain neutral on controversial sexual topics in the classroom.  Read more

The lead editorial in The Wall Street Journal recently declared this “The Year of School Choice,” reporting that 13 states having passed major educational reforms. Ironically, at the same time that headline appeared, the National Education Association (NEA) was winding down its annual convention (June 27-July 5)–which demonstrated yet again how painfully out of touch the union is with the national movement for parental empowerment.  Read more

Warning: Graphic content included below.   Read more

Learn More About Focus’ free speech event for students– Day of Dialogue  Read more