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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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Yan Yangchu taught thousands of peasants to read and write in the early 20th century.
Christians fought for laws to protect children during the Industrial Revolution. We can do it again in the smartphone age.
My daughter will wrestle with worldliness in her education, just as I did. That’s why I want to be around to help.
I always assumed my sons would go to college. When they chose the trades, it reframed my view of higher ed—and church community.
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The East African nation has shuttered 9,800 “prayer houses” because it wants safe buildings and well-trained pastors. Is that too much to ask?
The “demographic cliff” will force schools to cut jobs or shut down—but how they do it matters.
Even if you have kids in private education—or no kids at all—you can be the hands and feet of Christ on campus.
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The private school boom corresponds with a bigger move away from colonial-era denominations.