Christian Schools
Church-based learning centers share rapid growth at national conference hosted at Herzog FoundationForty people from 20 states gathered for the two-day National Reclaiming Education Conference in Kansas City this week to share best practices for growing church-based learning centers â small schools… Read More
Christian Schools
Christian Teacher of the Year: Jessica Valente takes a faith-based approach to teach special education students life skillsWhen Jesus declared âthe first shall be last and the last shall be first,â He didnât say humility would be easy â but special education teacher Jessica Valente is finding… Read More
Public Education
Public schools spend more per pupil than private schools in all but one state, study shows, smashing the âunderfundedâ mythPublic school spending has grown so rapidly in recent years that it now exceeds the average cost of private school in every state but Utah, a new study shows. Yet,… Read More
Government
Texas expected to open school choice applications by Jan. 1Texans hoping to take advantage of the stateâs new school choice program can expect to submit applications âby the first of the year,â acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock said this week. Read More
Culture
Charlie Kirkâs mission marches on at Center for Christian Virtue galaEven after the assassination of faith-and-political activist Charlie Kirk, his impact continues at the campus events and conferences he had planned to attend. Center for Christian Virtue, a faith-based public policy organization in Columbus, Ohio, planned to… Read More
Christian Schools
Christian Teacher of the Year: Emily Zybachâs students learn pitfalls of communism, resilience of capitalism, endurance of ChristianityFlorida public school students will be taught the atrocities of communism, and the risk of it in the U.S., starting with the 2026-27 school year. But Emily Zybachâs students are way ahead of that. The 11th-grade U.S. History teacher at Lincoln Christian… Read More
Christian Schools
Christian Teacher of the Year: Dr. Nancy Cook brings the Bible to life with ancient artifacts in a modern classroomÂThe clean, crisp pages of an English Bible might obscure for high school students the real and fascinating world of people, places and things presented in Scriptureâs true stories, letters… Read More
Christian Schools
Christian Teacher of the Year: Adam Stevenson uses a classical approach to go beyond the cerebral, form Christian characterWhen it comes to measuring success in education, students and parents must look deeper than just academics. People are âmore than brains,â after all. So says Upper School Principal Adam… Read More
Public Education
Landmark year for school choice chronicled in Heritage Foundationâs 2025 Education Freedom report ÂThe exploding school choice movement has seen a âbanner year,â reports The Heritage Foundationâs hot-off-the-presses 2025 Education Freedom report. Jonathan Butcher, acting director for Heritageâs Center… Read More
Government
Research confirms parents use school choice to find safer schools with better educationÂConcerns about school safety and lagging academics are the main reasons parents take advantage of school choice programs, new research from EdChoice confirms. âEnrollments in choice programs surge when parents… Read More
Christian Schools
Christian Teacher of the Year: Blaine Spencer blends faith, rhetoric in classroom to equip next generationBlaine Spencer likes to take his students to court â and each time, heâs hoping for a conviction. Students in his rhetoric class at Second Baptist School… Read More
Christian Schools
Christian Teacher of the Year: Emily Harrington makes faith personal for students, shows God at workEmily Harrington didnât plan to become a teacher, but she has made the most of the opportunity, helping make God âmore realâ to her students. The seminary-trained educator was working… Read More
Courts
Grand Canyon University defeats Biden-era lawsuitThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has officially dropped its lawsuit against Grand Canyon University (GCU), two years after the Christian college was sued by the Biden administration. âWe have not… Read More
Christian Schools
Christian Teacher of the Year: Nicole Darroch champions âfreedom to innovate,â looks beyond current educational landscapeFrom scavenger hunts about being Godâs image-bearers to movement-based lessons on serving others, Nicole Darroch exemplifies faith, creativity, and academics working hand in hand. By teaching biblical truths in an… Read More
Christian Schools
Christian Teacher of the Year: Diane Bales brings lessons to life through role playing, peer-to-peer teachingThe Battle of Cowpens may have taken place in 1781, but for Diane Balesâ first-grade students, the Revolutionary War clash plays out each year on a hill outside their school. Read More
Christian Schools
Florida private school applications surge thanks to school choiceFloridaâs universal school choice program is reshaping education in the state, with private schools reporting record interest from parents who no longer feel bound to traditional public schools. At Jupiter… Read More
Christian Schools
Wisconsin Christian school âbusting at the seamsâ may expand into former college campus spaceOzaukee Christian School (OCS) started in 1990 with just six students in a church basement. Its founders felt called to provide a nondenominational evangelical Christian education. Read More
Christian Schools
Virtual school with patriotic focus expands nationwideÂA newly rebranded online school focused on conservative values and American founding principles is expanding nationwide. The American Virtual Academy, formerly known as The Bridge School,… Read More
Christian Schools
Christian school founders gather for fellowship, support at second annual SchoolBox eventÂCommunity was on display at the second annual SchoolBox Gathering near Kansas City as nearly 60 Christian school founders, staff and board members convened for two-and-a-half days of fellowship, teaching… Read More
Opinion
Ten Commandments ruling proves we canât count on public schools to revive morality in AmericaChristian parents at their witsâ end with schoolsâ sexual and racial indoctrination of their children should be waking up to a mournful reality: Itâs a foolâs errand to rely on… Read More