Culture
To the Ends of the Earth | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the… Read More
Homeschools
Op-Ed: Homeschooling will boom long after COVID-19(Lance Izumi | The Center Square) – Student enrollment in public schools has nosedived as parent disgust with school COVID-19 policies, student learning losses, and controversial education policies has gone through… Read More
Public Education
Debate over in-person learning concerns parents, politicians, educatorsFla. Gov. Ron DeSantis, speaking to the press this week about keeping schools open. With the surge of the milder Omicron variant affecting the country this… Read More
Culture
Let Love Be Genuine | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 7Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. — Romans 12:9-10 ESV… Read More
Legislation
New Hampshire bill would create opt-in version of education freedom account(reimaginED) – For decades, “public education funding” has carried a simple connotation: money, raised by state and local taxpayers, going to local public schools. But Rep. Kevin Verville sees that… Read More
Public Education
Vaccine mandates for student athletics and other extracurriculars increasing nationwide as some schools also go remoteAs Covid cases increase nationwide, some schools have implemented vaccine mandates for students involved in extracurricular activities, including athletics. Critics worry that the mandates will have detrimental effects… Read More
Culture
Faithful are the Wounds of a Friend | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 6Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy. — Proverbs 27:5-6 (ESV) The book of Proverbs is a collection of… Read More
Christian Schools
KC newspaper’s Christian education guide, a generational resourceThe faith-based news site, Metro Voice, will celebrate a milestone this February – 30 years of publishing its popular K-12 Christian Education Guide & Directory… Read More
Public Education
Classes canceled at last minute in Chicago after teachers union votes to return to remote learning(Kevin Bessler | The Center Square) – The Chicago Teachers Union voted late Tuesday to urge Chicago Public Schools to switch to remote learning because of a spike in COVID-19 cases. Read More
Culture
Familiarity Breeds Contempt | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 5He went away from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. And on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard… Read More
Public Education
Pandemic policies have led to a mental health ‘emergency’ among America’s youth. As the spring semester begins, how are we going to fix it?An outbreak is sweeping the nation. And for young people, it’s far deadlier than the COVID pandemic. What’s… Read More
Legislation
School districts sue to stop Ohio school vouchers(J.D. Davidson | The Center Square) – A coalition of about 100 Ohio public school districts filed a lawsuit Tuesday, challenging the state’s growing private school voucher program. The group, Vouchers… Read More
Christian Schools, Culture
Berean Christian Academy dedicates memorial to recently fallen soldier, Ryan KnaussU. of Tenn. Army ROTC Cadet Corps raise the flag while family and friends of Sgt. Knauss look on. (via Facebook) A Christian school in East Tennessee has dedicated a… Read More
Culture
God’s Provision in Good Times and Bad | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 4So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. … Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day without a redeemer, and may… Read More
Public Education
91% of Chicago Teachers Union members plan on pushing for remote learning after winter breakThe Chicago Teachers Union is expected to vote on Tuesday about whether to defy orders from Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to return to in-person instruction. The union urged… Read More
Public Education
Some schools start new year with fully remote learning(Dan McCaleb | The Center Square) – With the holiday break coming to an end Monday, a number of school districts across the country are deciding to go fully remote to… Read More
Public Education
Federal judge blocks Head Start vaccine, mask mandate in 24 states(Jon Styf | The Center Square) – A federal judge in Louisiana has blocked the Biden administration’s vaccine and mask mandate at Head Start preschools, granting a preliminary… Read More
Culture
Lord Willing | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 3https://open.spotify.com/episode/2lRfxXDVmDPQqC6qe7TPyu Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— yet you… Read More
Culture
The Lord is Your Guide | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 2And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, that… Read More
Culture
New Creation, New You | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 1For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and he died for all, that those who live… Read More