Parents are on the warpath about the way 63,000 public schools are now starting their fall term in August, some even in hot July. Thousands of parents have organized Save Our Summers campaigns, and protests in Georgia, North Carolina, Texas and … [Read more...] about How Public Schools Have Changed
Hollywood Makes a Pro-Life Movie!
Surprise, surprise. In the midst of the current controversy in Congress about whether to maintain President Bush's principle that it is unethical to create human life for the purpose of destroying it, Hollywood released a big-budget pro-life … [Read more...] about Hollywood Makes a Pro-Life Movie!
Education Reporter — August 2005
Follies and Failures of the National Education Assn. — August 2005
Follies and Failures of the National Education Assn. Parents are on the warpath about the way 63,000 public schools are now starting their fall term in August, some even in hot July. Thousands of parents have organized Save … [Read more...] about Follies and Failures of the National Education Assn. — August 2005
Time to Defund Feminist Pork
If Republicans are looking for a way to return to their principles of limited government and reduced federal spending, a good place to start would be rejection of the upcoming reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) sponsored by … [Read more...] about Time to Defund Feminist Pork
Education Reporter — July 2005
Republican Appointees Disappoint Again
The Supreme Court wrapped up one of its most disappointing terms in years. Plagued by Chief Justice Rehnquist's absence due to illness, the other justices behaved like the gang that cannot shoot straight. The Court banished the Ten Commandments … [Read more...] about Republican Appointees Disappoint Again
How To Celebrate Father’s Day
On this Father's Day, Americans should ponder the appalling fact that an estimated 40 percent of our nation's children are living in homes without their own father. Most of our social problems are caused by kids who grow up in homes without … [Read more...] about How To Celebrate Father’s Day
Battle over Pro-Gay Curriculum Heats Up
A federal judge in Montgomery County, Maryland, has issued a temporary restraining order to stop the teaching of a sex-education course because it violates the First Amendment. I can't remember any other case in the last 30 years in which a judge … [Read more...] about Battle over Pro-Gay Curriculum Heats Up