What’s the story behind the Noah Webster Educational Foundation? Our organization’s president Melvin Adams and his wife Sandy share many of the alarming education issues they saw coming to America and how they wanted to provide solutions to help citizens reclaim our schools. May 10, 2022 marks our
On Monday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments over a case involving a former Washington state public high school football coach who refused to stop holding postgame prayers on the field. In the case, Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, former coach Joseph Kennedy believes that the district violated his First Amendment rights by asking him
Separation of church and state. Mention that phrase on any Facebook comment thread, turn on any news network, whisper "put God back in schools" in the grocery store aisle—and whoosh! Swarms of liberal and conservative political die-hards will descend, armed with their interpretations. But what does separation of church and state really mean? Popular culture
How can education leaders make a difference today? At our first School Board Summit event a couple weeks ago, NWEF Founder and President Melvin Adams shared this message with new and upcoming school board candidates in Virginia. Check out this clip if you want to help reclaim education: Adams
School violence has gotten so severe in one New York City middle school that the Department of Education security chief Mark Rampersant made a rare visit on Friday. From body slamming in the cafeteria to beatings at a bus stop, the school’s poor track record makes parents rightly afraid for their children’s safety. According to
We’re in the thick of the winter season...and that means holidays are upon us. With all the festive feelings in the air, there’s a lot to navigate for you as a parent. Especially if your child’s school promotes a holiday that you don’t celebrate or agree with. Just like religion or politics, holidays can easily
“Why didn't someone see what was about to happen?” As Albert Mohler presents in his podcast, The Briefing, this is something we often wonder when tragedy strikes—like the school shooting that recently took place in Oxford, Michigan. On November 30, 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley allegedly shot 10 students and a teacher in his school, killing four
A principal at a Massachusetts high school sent emails to staff offering segregated “processing” centers to cope with the “devastating” verdict of Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial, following his acquittal. In emails obtained by Parents Defending Education, Principal Henry Turner of Newton North High School informed staff that there would be “spaces for students and staff of
The typical American teacher works 2,000 hours a year, according to Education Week. And only about half of that time is spent on classroom instruction. Apart from instruction, teachers spend a huge amount of time prepping for lessons and getting involved in the lives of students inside and outside the classroom. Educators carry the massive
What is faith? What is morality? Are the two completely separate from each other, or are they dependent upon one another? Kenyon Knapp, dean of the School of Behavioral Sciences at Liberty University and practicing counselor says, “Faith is that you believe in something and morality is the way you live it out.” In that
