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College and the decline of American men
Still, for men, who represent 71 percent of those abandoning higher education, return on investment is extra low. Not only are they overpaying for college, but at many schools they can expect to be consistently berated for things they have no control over, like for their ethnicity, or for simply being men.
Christian schools should be thoroughly Christian
Simply put, any school wishing to be Christian must be thoroughly Christian: in purpose, content, curriculum, aim, and personnel. This is no easy task. In fact, to be a Christian educator is, to paraphrase Dr. John Stackhouse, “more than twice as hard.”
A true culture war commences: Who runs the public’s schools?
Will it be the parents, and their elected representatives, or will it be national teachers unions and their minions in the educational bureaucracy that former Secretary of Education William Bennett called, “the blob.”
Ask Dr. Land: Why do so many young Americans hate their country's heritage?
So why are so many of our young adults rejecting this widely held view which is a truly glorious heritage?
Outrage for the children
There was a time when condoms were not given out to elementary school students.
Here's how you can join the National Senior Sendoff graduation celebration
What teens are going through globally, especially high school seniors, breaks my heart.
No, we will not let our Christian colleges become 'woke'
If you didn’t know the context, you’d think you were attending a Bernie Sanders rally when Kaitlin Curtice addressed Baylor University’s chapel service last month.
Affluent parents giving up custody of kids for better college financial aid
The parents were typically professionals working jobs that put them in the upper-middle-class bracket; “lawyers, a doctor and an assistant schools superintendent, as well as insurance and real estate agents.”
How to convince an atheist that God exists
Many Christians appear to hold to the mistaken belief that atheism is a cheap cop-out. It’s merely a position that’s adopted for the sake of being allowed to live a life freed from any moral authority, it’s assumed. That accusation was even thrown in my face several times by Christians when I was an atheist.
Will Christians become outcasts at public universities?
We are Christian women, mothers of college students and college-bound children, who have serious concerns about how the “gender fluidity” movement has taken root at public schools and universities.
Should I cosign a loan?
I cosigned for a student loan and now I’m stuck paying for it. Is there anything I can do?
Back to school gives children and parents a chance to go ‘back to God’
It’s approaching fast! We’ll soon be sending our kids and grandkids back to school! But where is our emphasis? New classes? School supplies?
What to do about the student debt crisis
Student loan debt is getting out of control. More than 1 million people default on their student loans every year. ...
Trade school vs bachelor’s degree
Some kids are just not designed to learn by sitting at desks. Many brilliant young people tend to get easily bored, in need of hands-on activity. We need them! Yet many parents have a wrong attitude toward trade schools, thinking jobs in labor are less respectable than what a college degree offers.
Can education help end America's culture war?
Independent schools, especially religious schools, are one area that many sadly overlook as a possible incubator of principled pluralism.