The State of State Schools

Andrea Crum, a biblical worldview, apologetics, and family discipleship leader, equips families with biblical truth for navigating today’s cultural chaos. A wife and mother of two, she beautifully combines her passion for the Word of God and the family by leading Genuine Family Ministries with her husband, Matt, and hosting the Raising Christian Kids Conference.https://andreacrum.com/https://www.masterbooks.com/

On Sunday, October 20, 2024, I was honored to speak at Back to the Cross Ministries in Manteno, Illinois--home church of dear friends and Pastors Norman and Myra Lapinski. The title of this speech is "Inspecting the Walls" and the key biblical texts come from the Book of Nehemiah. The story of Nehemiah inspecting and rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem directly relates to the condition of the government school system. I share valuable information on the history of the public school system in America, and encourage listeners to follow Nehemiah's example and return to God's commandments, statutes, and judgements. Back to the Cross Ministries: https://www.backtothecrossministries.org/

Week of 8/19/24--Education topics discussed in this episode include: · “See You at the Library Day: https://thefederalist.com/2024/08/19/conservative-families-to-dwarf-drag-queen-story-hours-world-record-with-second-see-you-at-the-library-day/ · The Latest Research from the Cultural Research Center in Glendale, Arizona: https://www.arizonachristian.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/CRC-Release-AWVI-4-Aug-6-2024-Fourth-Draft.pdf https://www.arizonachristian.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CRC-Release-AWVI-3-May-28-2024.pdf · Chicago Public Schools continue to drill their 5 year-old students with gender ideology: https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-shows-chicago-public-schools-pushing-kids-toward-hardcore-queer-theory · Christian Home Educators Support System (CHESS): https://www.chessup.org/2092/

6/14/24. In this episode, John discusses the School Choice movement and Milton Friedman's 1955 essay, "The role of Government in Education". https://christedu.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Vouchers-Revision-11-28-22.pdfhttps://illinoisfamily.org/education/the-cost-of-school-vouchers-sky-high-inflation/https://www.hhs.gov/answers/grants-and-contracts/what-are-legal-obligations-when-receiving-a-federal-grant/index.htmlhttps://la.utexas.edu/users/hcleaver/330T/350kPEEFriedmanRoleOfGovttable.pdf

April 2024--Education topics discussed in this episode include: AI: https://www.register-herald.com/news/nation_world/athletic-director-used-ai-to-frame-principal-with-racist-remarks-in-fake-audio-clip-police/article_29c55cd7-c204-5d12-b425-c42c8e91c8ee.html DEI hiring practices: https://defendinged.org/investigations/dei-hiring-in-k-12-schools/ “Community Schools”: https://www.freedomproject.com/2024/04/24/tnr20240424/

Week of 3/25/24--Education topics discussed in this episode include: School-Based Health Centers: https://defendinged.org/investigations/school-based-health-centers/ ; https://www.publicschoolexit.com/news/billionaires-melinda-french-gates-and-mackenzie-scott-invest-23-million-to-promote-school-based-health-centers Public schools fighting “Whiteness”: https://www.dailywire.com/news/minnesota-school-district-hiring-superintendent-to-examine-role-of-whiteness A public school board in Virginia voted to celebrate transgenderism on Easter: https://12ft.io/proxy Public School Exit: https://www.publicschoolexit.com/

Week of 3/4/24--Education topics discussed in this episode include: A homeschool mom might become North Carolina’s Superintendent of Public instruction:  https://www.foxnews.com/politics/north-carolina-schools-chief-loses-republican-primary-home-schooling-parent-critical-radical-agendas A special event in one Oklahoma school had students licking peanut butter off their classmates bare feet and armpits:  https://thepostmillennial.com/shocking-oklahoma-school-students-suck-and-lick-toes-for-charity-in-more-disturbing-videos A warning to Parents:  beware of “Secret school policies”:  https://defendinged.org/incidents/rochester-public-schools-has-secret-policy-that-appears-to-state-staff-can-keep-the-gender-identity-of-students-hidden-from-parents-forces-staff-to-use-preferred-pronouns-of-students-under-threat-of/ Teachers receive training on the dangers of whiteness:  https://defendinged.org/incidents/milton-public-schools-dei-department-provides-district-equity-leads-with-readings-on-whiteness-and-anti-bias-lessons-for-middle-school-students/

Week of 1/15/24--Education topics discussed in this episode include: A California Judge ruled that two Teachers who were fired over their school’s transgender policies must be reinstated while the case continues: https://thenewamerican.com/us/judge-orders-california-school-district-to-reinstate-teachers-who-sued-over-its-trans-policy/ , https://washingtonstand.com/news/christian-teachers-reinstated-as-lawsuit-over-transgender-policy-continues Denver Public Schools sent a memo to staff that said we’re all racist, but that “whiteness” causes deep harm: https://defendinged.org/incidents/denver-public-schools-sent-black-excellence-pledge-to-staff-promoting-black-lives-matter-movement-claims-that-whiteness-brings-deep-harm-to-students/ A Christian school in Iowa will begin arming its teachers this month: https://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-school-to-arm-train-staffers-after-deadly-iowa-school.html