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Education News, Part 2

Posted by veritas on Oct 19, 2011 2:20:55 PM

Well, it looks like the voucher war could be on! Here is the story from the Lancaster papers:

Corbett education plan has foes and allies

The battle over vouchers is an educational ... Read More

Educational Issues in the News

Posted by veritas on Oct 19, 2011 8:49:02 AM

There have been a number of different and (it seems to me contradictory) stories on education in the news recently.

First, we have news that the SAT scores are falling:

Lancaster ... Read More

The Future of Education

Posted by veritas on Oct 18, 2011 2:37:14 PM

I recently was introduced to a few articles on the future of education. They both say substantial the same thing. While I don’t agree with everything they say, I find their consistency ... Read More

Another Christian Leader Endorses Classical Christian Education

Posted by veritas on Sep 27, 2011 10:10:57 AM

I wanted to send along this short video (three minutes) from Michael Horton. He is a prolific author, Christian leader, and the founder of the popular Christian radio broadcast “Read More

Before we begin our Labor

Posted by veritas on Sep 6, 2011 2:39:00 PM

As we at Veritas Academy begin again our labor of giving a liberal arts education, a Classical Christian education to our children, I would encourage you to watch this video. It was sent to me by ... Read More

Loot by Sharon Waxman

Posted by veritas on Aug 30, 2011 11:41:00 AM

This summer while at the beach, I finished an interesting book. I spend time at the beach reading when I can. I finished an interesting book called Loot. It is about the ongoing controversy ... Read More

Growing Up Amish by Ira Wagler

Posted by veritas on Aug 11, 2011 9:47:56 AM

At the beach I also finished the interesting book Growing Up Amish by Ira Wagler (who, it should not be shocking, grew up Amish). It was enjoyable and informative. The church where I ... Read More

Norwegian Tragedy

Posted by veritas on Jul 26, 2011 10:48:03 AM

As more details of the Norway tragedy come out, we should brace ourselves for another round of pummeling. The mass murderer is being described as a fundamentalist Christian. I would imagine that ... Read More

Hitting the Ceiling

Posted by veritas on Jul 25, 2011 2:39:23 PM

I have not written on the debt ceiling because I am not sure what I would do. I understand debt in principle. In the long term . . . .

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Rubicon

Posted by veritas on Jul 13, 2011 11:10:14 AM

I just finished Tom Holland’s excellent book on history of the demise of the Roman Republic called Rubicon. Anyone interested in the perils of our imperiled republic would do well ... Read More