Education

A recent Centers for Disease Control (CDC) report on unintended pregnancies and contraceptive use serves as a good reminder to teens, parents and educators that sex outside of marriage is never safe, even when contraceptives are used.  Read more

On the heels of so-called national sexuality standards for schools released a week ago, one of the homosexual advocacy groups involved in that effort has now followed up with new materials specifically targeting elementary schools.   Read more

[WARNING: Material and links contain sexually graphic discussion and images regarding explicit sex education in the United Kingdom and U.S. - this is not appropriate for children.]

Parents, never assume schools are safe places for your children to learn about sexuality. God has given you, as parents (or the parent), this responsibility – it’s not the place of schools or government to teach your children about your family values and standards.  Read more

The Associated Press is running a story in nationwide news outlets promoting the advent of “national sexuality education standards.”  Read more

It’s always a good day when a CNN analyst ends up making your point for you.  Read more

There’s an interesting paradox in the ongoing debate among nationwide education and social reformers: Generally speaking, on the one hand, there are those who argue that education is the key to overcoming poverty and empowering people to rise above the economic circumstances into which they were born.  Read more

One thing that hasn’t gotten much news coverage these days is the fact that—despite the constant swirl of Facebook networking, Hollywood propaganda  and public school messages—kids are still most heavily influenced by mom and dad.  Read more

Amid all the news lately about political candidate and coach scandals, it was easy to overlook the results of national tests on students’ reading and math skills.  Read more

When the news broke of Penn State’s football coach Joe Paterno’s alleged failure to report professed instances of sexual abuse – by defensive coach Jerry Sandusky – to proper officials, I wondered “How many stories like this are never reported and never surface?”  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

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