by Ray Higgins | Sep 25, 2002 | Opinion
In early September 1957, a hostile crowd watched as Arkansas National Guard troops blocked the entrance of nine black students into the all-white Little Rock Central High School. Three weeks later, on Sept. 25, 1957, after negotiations between Arkansas Gov. Orval...
by Jodi Mathews | Sep 23, 2002 | News
“Not in my back yard!” has become almost cliché in many tussles over land use and zoning, including one involving an Arizona school district trying to keep a sex shop from opening near two of its schools. Officials in Phoenix’s Deer Valley School...
by Jodi Mathews | Sep 18, 2002 | News
Even with the rise in childhood obesity and diabetes, many money-strapped schools are still tempted to sign deals with snack food and soda companies which promise to hand over the cash for a shot at young consumers. The center for Commercial-Free Public Education...
by James L. Evans | Jul 8, 2002 | Opinion
Is it time for Christians to abandon public schools? That question was posed last month in The Charlotte World, a North Carolina-based Christian newsletter. Warren Smith, editor and publisher, went on something of a tirade about the state of public education in...
by James L. Evans | Jul 2, 2002 | Opinion
The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision concerning the Cleveland, Ohio, school voucher program is about to open a floodgate of voucher initiatives across the country. Several states have watched this case closely, ready to move forward with voucher legislation if the...
