Issues in Education - Family Life News
Issues in Education - Family Life News

Issues in Education - Family Life News

A special news feature from Family Life focusing on the challenges Christians face in our public schools, with Dr. Ralph Kerr of the Teaching and Learning Institute in Houghton, NY. 

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FLN Issues in Education : Media Literacy, Foundation Aid & the cure for "Senioritis" - 05/05/25

FLN Issues in Education : Media Literacy, Foundation Aid & the cure for "Senioritis" - 05/05/25

Dr. Ralph Kerr at the Teaching and Learning Institute spotlights the issues impacting our schools each Monday on "Issues in Education"

FLN Issues in Education: DEI Executive Orders, School Budget Apathy, Parental Rights in Maryland - 04/28/2025

FLN Issues in Education: DEI Executive Orders, School Budget Apathy, Parental Rights in Maryland - 04/28/2025

Dr. Ralph Kerr at the "Teaching and Learning Institute" discusses the issues impacting our public schools from a Christian worldview every Monday on Issues in Education.

FLN Issues in Education : NYS and D-E-I, States Sue over Covid Cash, Computer Glitch on State Tests - 04/14/2025

FLN Issues in Education : NYS and D-E-I, States Sue over Covid Cash, Computer Glitch on State Tests - 04/14/2025

Dr. Ralph Kerr at the Teaching and Learning Institute discusses the weighty issues impacting our public schools every Monday on "Issues in Education"

FLN Issues in Education: NY School Budgets & Should Home-schoolers be allowed to play Public School Sports - 04/07/2025

FLN Issues in Education: NY School Budgets & Should Home-schoolers be allowed to play Public School Sports - 04/07/2025

How Does a Late State Budget Impact NYS School Budgets ?

Should Voters say “No” to Budgets that Exceed the Tax Cap Law ?

Should Home-Schoolers be Allowed to play Public School Sports ?

 

Dr. Ralph Kerr at the “Teaching and Learning Institute” weighs in on this weighty issues this week on “Issues in Education”-

FLN Issues in Education: Listener Questions About Christian Rights in the Public School - 03/31/2025

FLN Issues in Education: Listener Questions About Christian Rights in the Public School - 03/31/2025

Dr. Ralph Kerr at the Teaching and Learning Institute in Houghton, NY is taking questions from the "listener mailbag" this week about the rights of Christians in the public school setting. 

FLN Issues in Education - Cellphones, School Boards and Dismantling Education Department - 03/24/2025

FLN Issues in Education - Cellphones, School Boards and Dismantling Education Department - 03/24/2025

Dr. Ralph Kerr with the "Teaching and Learning Institute" discusses the important issues impacting our public school families each Monday on "Issues in Education"

FLN Issues in Education - Absenteeism, EV Buses & Boys in Girls' Sports - 3/10/25

FLN Issues in Education - Absenteeism, EV Buses & Boys in Girls' Sports - 3/10/25

Dr. Ralph Kerr at the "Teaching and Learning Institute" discusses the weighty issues impacting our public schools.

 

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FLN: Issues in Education:  "Why Run" for your local school board - 2/24/25

FLN: Issues in Education: "Why Run" for your local school board - 2/24/25

"Why Run" for school board, as a Christian?

Issues in Education, a Monday Family Life News feature

 

A Christian advocate for public education is committed to encouraging Christians to serve on their local School Board.  Dr. Ralph Kerr, director of the "Teaching and Learning Institute", discusses why that matters so much.

That timely matter is key among this week's Issues in Education on this Family Life News podcast:

The Important Role School Boards Serve in the Local Community

Important Dates to Remember if You’re Running for School Board

The “Rainbow Parade” in Penfield

Planned Parenthood infiltrates School Board Elections in Pennsylvania

Issues in Education airs selected Mondays during the Family Life Noon Report and our 5 O'Clock Report. You can also listen, download, subscribe or share this and all of our original podcasts from www.FamilyLife.org/newspodcasts and other popular podcast platforms.


Dr. Ralph Kerr is a retired principal and superintendent. He founded the Teaching and Learning Institute to encourage public awareness of what is happening in local classrooms and school districts. TLI also seeks to increase the number of quality candidates running for school boards, potential members who are guided by traditional family values and a Judeo-Christian belief system. 

For more information:

  • Dr. Kerr has an online video series about why and how to run for the Board of Education in your local school district --- on the front page of WhyRun.org/.  He also consults with interested people about how to enhance your campaign.
  • Archives of previous "Issues in Education" features are available 24/7/365 at www.FamilyLife.org/newspodcasts.
  • New York voters have a say in school district budgets during the same school elections when school boards are chosen.
  • In Pennsylvania it is the board of directors for each school district which gives final approval for the annual budget on or before June 30.  
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Issues in Education - 01/27/2025

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