The following is an adapted speech given by Marie Rogerson, Executive Director of Program Development for Moms for Liberty at the Joyful Warrior National Summit in July 2022 and republished here with permission. Read the original post here. My husband is a Marvel fanatic. He read comic books as a kid and may
By the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) -- “The right college for the right reason” Popular college rankings systems like U.S. News & World Report, the Princeton Review, and Forbes focus on status instead of knowledge, incentivizing institutional spending while lowering academic standards. They
By the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) -- Few choices have the potential to affect the entire trajectory of your life. One is whether to attend college; another is which one to commit four years to and spend thousands of dollars on in order to earn a degree. High school seniors and their
By Dr. Karen Hiltz -- Have you ever watched a “man on the street” segment where a news person goes on the street to ask passers-by a question about American history or shows them pictures of current elected officials or past Presidents? Well, if you haven’t seen one, you should. They are quite entertaining.
By Willie Deutsch -- COVID resulted in significant academic upheaval for students. The end of the 2019-2020 school year was utter chaos as schools had to change how they operated overnight. However, the 2020-2021 school year was one the state and school divisions had months to plan for. But instead of a plan, many
By Dr. Karen Hiltz -- It’s an understatement to say the divisiveness of Critical Race Theory (CRT) continues. Those who oppose it are labeled as racist, bigots, anti-truth, white supremacists, and more. Those who embrace this theory believe it’s necessary in order to teach history, truth, and facts. How can you determine what’s right? Let’s
Joseph Stringer is a concerned citizen who submitted this letter to his local Virginia newspaper and shared it with NWEF. He believes that the current approach to children experiencing gender confusion is unethical and abusive to the very children it claims to protect. An author and thinker, Stringer writes on cultural issues impacting families and
Note: This guest post was originally published on December 16, 2020, by Thomas McCracken, Ed.D, on his blog Heart to Pen. Weekends and summers off! That sounds too good to be true. That sentiment seems to flow smoothly off many tongues in today’s climate, but has it ever been challenged? Consider this: while darkness still prevails in
By Thomas McCracken, Ed.D. -- The view was great, the embarrassment not so much. I was twelve years old and was tied six feet up on the local tennis court fence with my pants pulled down to my ankles. The group responsible, led by the school bully, laughed as they walked away. Left alone in
By Dr. Karen Hiltz -- There are so many theories and ideologies that it’s almost impossible to keep up. One, in particular, has gotten a lot of attention lately, though it’s not a new theory. Have you heard of Critical Race Theory or CRT? Well, it’s definitely on the minds of many parents and elected
