A New York Times article reporting the results of this research brief begins in the following way:
It used to be called illegitimacy. Now it is the new normal. After steadily rising for five decades, the share of children born to unmarried women has… Read more …

We have previously noted in this blog that Christian students have been having “issues” with graduate counseling programs, both here in Georgia (at Augusta State University) and in Michigan (at Eastern Michigan University).  Late last year, the … Read more …

On Wednesday, January 11th, the Supreme Court announced its unanimous decision in the Hosanna-Tabor case, about which I blogged some months ago.  Finding for the church, the Court upheld the so-called “ministerial exception” to employment discri… Read more …

During the hustle and bustle of the 2011 Christmas season, you may have missed the latest shocking news from the People’s Republic of China: Over 600 smugglers were arrested for trafficking 178 babies across the country. Click here to watch a video… Read more …

More than a year ago, Eric and I commented on a couple of cases in which Christian students in state university counseling programs had run afoul of the professional requirements imposed by their departments.

Well, in one of those cases, a three… Read more …

During a year with countless major education news headlines and reforms, one might expect public opinion on education policy to change. However, the recently-released fifth-annual Education Next–PEPG Survey demonstrates that Americans’ opinions o… Read more …

Georgia families continue to demand that the quality of their child’s school should not be determined by their zip code. The latest example happened in DeKalb County, where more than 1,300 students requested transfers from 22 schools that did not m… Read more …

Last week, business leaders around the country committed over $100 million to a wide range of education initiatives, from efforts to curb dropouts to researching new education technology. The pledges were made during a meeting between President Obama… Read more …

Our country’s education system has a direct effect on our economic growth, but sadly, many employers are facing a lack of skilled employees.

Recognizing that education is essential to a strong economy, the Institute for a Competitive Workforce (… Read more …

There are many reasons why the availability of a quality education is important to society. One of the most significant reasons is the importance of a well-educated workforce for the success and growth of the economy.

No one knows this better than… Read more …

There is always quite a bit of discussion concerning the poor. That’s particularly true in difficult economic times like we’re experiencing now. But in the discussions about how to reduce poverty in Georgia, particularly as it relates to children… Read more …

I had never heard of human trafficking before I started college three years ago. My parents had warned me that the world outside our home was big, bad place, but I had no idea that people were daily exploited for labor and sex.

Through participati… Read more …

Today’s kids have some unusual challenges with their constant exposure to media. While they have loads of information and easy access to online social networking, kids are having a harder time distinguishing fact from fiction.

A UK study done in… Read more …

When I was growing up, most would say (and did) that I was a daddy’s girl. I was also a tomboy. I climbed trees. I would help my dad fix the car. No matter who you were or when you asked him how he was doing, he would say “magnificent!” As I go… Read more …

It may come as a surprise, but young adults between the ages of 13 and 30, referred to as Millennials, closely align themselves with their parents’ opinion about abortion, according to a new study by the Public Religious Research Institute. A major… Read more …