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The education of our children is vital to their continued success into adulthood. But as of late, things look grim: America’s public education system lags far behind other developed nations, test scores continue to drop, and the cost of higher education continues to climb, putting a college degree out of reach for many. Christians have long worked to provide high quality education with an emphasis on Christian doctrine for their children, but more and more are uniting with their neighbors to bring reform to struggling public schools.

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The New School Choice Agenda

The New School Choice Agenda

Why Christians in Richmond, Virginia, and elsewhere are choosing to send their children to struggling public schools.

Education Is in Our DNA

We should support every effort to upgrade our failing schools.

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First Language First

Christians make real education possible for 21 million Filipino students.

God Wants You to Graduate

San Antonio churches are learning that finishing high school equips their youth for greater service.

The Real Value of a College Education

Why Christians might challenge the view of college as an investment

Finding Faith After Spiritual Indoctrination

The story of the girl who wouldn't stop asking questions.

Is 'Incoherent' Christianity Better Than None at All?

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Why Latino Enrollments Are on the Rise  Subscriber access only

A new alliance of Christian schools wants to see Hispanics compose 25 percent off their student body by 2015.

Big Theology for Little Kids

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A Detroit School Where Jesus Is Head of the Class

Ernestine Sanders and Clark Durant attribute their school's success to its Christ-centered focus.

The Art of Restoration Amidst Detroit's Ruined Walls

How the vision of a restored city informs Detroit artist Yvette Rock's haunting work.

Administrators' Resignations Fuel Fears at Cedarville University

(UPDATED) Concerned alumni, students, and faculty suspect a purge; school says stop connecting the dots.

The Myth of the Christian Nut Job

Relax. Non-Christians think your faith is less weird than you do.

Subverting the Taliban

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What Do They Teach at These British Schools?

The country's new debates over religious education and human origins curricula.

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As Spain's people drift from Catholic Church, government cozies up
Spain's conservative government is considering dramatic restrictions on abortion and has already increase the Catholic Church's role in education, revealing a divided society. (CSM)
School prayer: 50 years after the ban, God and faith more present than ever
A three-part cover story on the state of school prayer. (CSMonitor.com)
Supreme Court ruling 50 years ago set modern course for religion in public schools
Despite a popular perception that the 8-1 decision ripped religion out of public schools by banning the ceremonial reading of Bible verses, prominent First Amendment scholars and educators say Abington v. Schempp marked a rare consensus among conservative and liberal justices that actually provided a framework for allowing religion into the public school curriculum. (Deseret News)

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