What America needs is
more educational freedom.
Not exact matches
He started the Education
Freedom Fund, which awarded
more than 4,000 scholarships to underprivileged children in Michigan, the West Michigan Aviation Academy, (a High School that aims to provide a rigorous
educational program through an aviation focus), and has served on the State Board of Education.
This perspective unmistakably reveals the unwholesomeness, not to put it
more strongly, of our way of life: our obsession with sex, violence, and the pornography of «making it;» our addictive dependence on drugs, «entertainment,» and the evening news; our impatience with anything that limits our sovereign
freedom of choice, especially with the constraints of marital and familial ties; our preference for «nonbinding commitments;» our third - rate
educational system; our third - rate morality; our refusal to draw a distinction between right and wrong, lest we «impose» their morality on us; our reluctance to judge or be judged; our indifference to the needs of future generations, as evidence by our willingness to saddle them with a huge national debt, an overgrown arsenal of destruction, and a deteriorating environment; our unsated assumption, which underlies so much of the propaganda for unlimited abortion, that only those children born for success ought to be allowed to be born at all.
It is a small book, and the supporting sociological evidence is mainly referenced in the footnotes, but Greeley does propose evidence that, among other things, Catholics have, compared to non-Catholics, a significantly higher appreciation of the arts and high culture; they have
more satisfaction and fun in sex; they better understand the uses of leisure; they have a deeper and
more stable relationship to family and community; they have a greater respect for the life of the mind, with
educational achievements reflecting that respect; and they understand the nuanced connections between
freedom and authority.
French Lawmakers Scrap Wine Marketing Reform Plan The Constitutional Council rejected an amendment to the Evin Law that had been backed by Parliament and was intended to give
educational bodies and wine tourism operators
more freedom to market themselves...
A
more reasonable middle ground between reining in increasing prescription drug costs and preserving
freedom of speech would be to forbid mentioning specific products that are not easy to purchase legally in «
educational» advertising.
Giving us
more freedom to focus entirely on our studies, without the substantial stress and burden of navigating the financial pressures of paying for graduate school,» he says, adding that his conversations with fellow scholars have been some of the most engaging,
educational, and exciting that he has ever had.
In the wake of Congressional action, state lawmakers should take up the baton to expand
educational freedom by making choice programs like education scholarship accounts available to
more families.
By giving parents
more control over their children's education, we are making strides toward a future of unprecedented
educational attainment and
freedom of choice.
This
educational model supports them through their challenges at a pace that is
more flexible and allows them the
freedom to grow into their academic potential.
If we want a high degree of equality,
more states should consider following Friedman's advice and focus efforts on expanding
educational freedom and choice.
The law seeks to improve public education through four «pillars:» stronger accountability for results;
more freedom for states and communities; proven
educational methods; and
more choice for parents.
«Principals in
more than 300 New York City public schools have the
freedom and flexibility that comes with being empowered and have been using it to improve the
educational opportunities for their students,» the school system says.
In return for agreeing to meet these goals, charter schools are provided with the
freedom to be
more innovative in their instructional practices, themes, curriculum, and
educational methods.
The Friedman Foundation team continues to be committed to protecting the
educational freedom of all children, and this case has the potential to unlock learning opportunities not just in Douglas County, Colorado, but also in dozens
more states across the country.
Readers who desire a
more comprehensive introduction to the idea of
educational freedom may find one here: «The Public School Monopoly: America's Berlin Wall.»
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educational institution, St. Margaret is a faith community, learning and worshipping together in the Gospel spirit of
freedom and love.
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