“Mid Vermont Christian School (MVCS) has reached a partial settlement in its legal battle against state athletic officials, securing over half a million dollars in damages after being barred from competition over its stance on transgender athletes by the Vermont Principals Association.” - MinistryWatch
A Process for Wisely Deciding How to Educate Your Children
“some of the most difficult decisions parents will ever make are the decisions about how to educate their children, since for most parents, they will have to regularly revisit the matter as their lives change, as their family grows, and as different options become available or unavailable.” - Challies
Should Christians send their children to public schools? A better question: How can we make Christian education available for all who want it?
“A recent defense of public schools appeared in Christianity Today…. Clearly, though, the numbers I have already cited confirm that a growing number of Americans find these arguments unconvincing.” - MinistryWatch
Should we broadly condemn Christian parents who choose to use public schools?
“Every child is different, and no one knows the unique temperaments and proclivities of individual children better than their parents do. We need to create space for conscientious parents to prayerfully make decisions about what’s best for their own families.” - CPost
Christianity and the School Choice Movement
“School Choice has opened Christian education (and private education of all kinds) to people who could not previously afford it….We need a new generation of teachers to rise to the challenge to do this very important work.” - Proclaim & Defend
3 children, 3 adults fatally shot at Christian school in Nashville
“…The Covenant School, a Presbyterian school for about 200 students from preschool through sixth grade. Police said the shooter appeared to be in her teens [age 28] and was armed with two assault-type rifles and a pistol.” - C.Index
Also…
Parents complain after more than 100 students are baptized at NC Christian school without their consent
“My daughter calls me from the school and says, ‘Mama, can you bring me some dry clothes? I got baptized today,’” one parent told The Fayetteville Observer. “I said, ‘What?’” - CPost
Supreme Court: Religious schools must get Maine tuition aid
“The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Maine can’t exclude religious schools from a program that offers tuition aid for private education, a decision that could ease religious organizations’ access to taxpayer money.” - C.Index
Justices skeptical of Maine exclusion of faith-based schools
“The high court heard oral arguments regarding the constitutionality of Maine’s school-choice program, and several of the justices appeared skeptical of the state’s defense of its refusal to include schools that teach their religious beliefs.” - BPNews
A mask mandate showdown in Cobb County school board pits ‘faith’ against ‘fear’
“ ‘Faith not Fear’ is a mantra ringing out across the country, where such debates have reached a fever pitch. That is the case in Cobb County, Georgia.” - RNS