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The Bible was used as a primary reading textbook from the 17th to the mid-19th centuries. With the advent of cheaper printing in the States, books like the The New England Primer and later the McGuffey Reader series became popular. Most homes in early America only had a Bible so required home...

David L. Mitchell Husband of the late Joan Mitchell Born: June 17, 1937 Died: February 22, 2025 Dave graduated from Hyles-Anderson College in 1984 with a pastoral theology degree. David proudly served in the U.S. armed forces, beginning with four years in the Air Force followed by just over...

Under most programs the parent only gets a portion of their childs allocation. It's a net savings for the state and a win win.

I say reach out. You will not alway have that chance. I have far more regrets of things I should have than things I should not have done.

Every student I know who left urban public schools for specilized (public funded) charter schools did better. You are going to tell me students who leave the LA public schools, Detroit Public schools, Baltimore Public schools, the Chicago Public schools score worse when moving to a charter or...

It used to be that the local community decided what was taught and what the standards and philosophy in the local schools would be. Today it comes from the state capitals and Washington. They bible was used in most schools as a reading text book because most homes had one. Today that is no...

Bobby James Graves (52) Husband of Dawn Marie (Cady) Graves Born: March 10, 1973 Died: May 27, 2025 Bob graduated from Hyles-Anderson College in 1997

Hammond baptist and City Baptist are getting vouchers in Indiana. So far no strings attached.

Independent baptist fought for religous freedom as our country was founded. Each parent should choose.

Vouchers allow the parents to choose whatever school matches up with their belief system and philosopy. I'm sure you prefer the beliefes of the urban public schools and Critical Race Theory (CRT) and left wing ideas and I respect that. If that's where you want your children and grandchildren...

you want to pay for his grandkids to go to public schools no matter how bad they might be or to a charter school s long as they are under the government control but not a college prep private school or a christian school or a Arts based private school. That makes no sense to me as a Christian...

open the opportunity for others to open private schools that have not jacked up their prices. If they risd prices a little to allow their staff to be paid a living wage then this is only right. Most private schools are not making bank. many have staff with 4 years degrees living in poverty or...

Song writer once wrote " I lost my licence and now I don't drive".

they do now in most states with school of choice parents can send their kids to any government union run school that they control but not any of the others.

so you like each kid to use his tax money for schools that the government controls but not for the schools that profess to have God in control. That really suprises me. Federal momey goes to pay for all the mess that is the California public and charter schools but a kid using his portion to...