Education

PINEVILLE, La. (BP) – Heather Williams was accustomed to making all As. Her performance less than excellent in Russian class at Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pa., she turned to her professor John Mark Scott for advice.

SELMA, Ala. – When Gary Crum was in high school, he spoke some words that one day he’d learn weren’t true.

SHAWNEE, Okla. – Benjamin Myers’ 2019 sonnet cycle Black Sunday has been named one of the “Five Best: Stories of the Dust Bowl” by The Wall Street Journal, earning recognition alongside John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath.”

The Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision last week in Mahmoud v. Taylor, a landmark gender ideology indoctrination case, addressed parental rights and religious liberty in public education. The case challenged a Maryland school board policy requiring elementary students to participate in gender ideology lessons without parental notice or opt-out options, which placed a burden on families’ deeply held religious beliefs. This ruling is an unequivocal affirmation that public schools must respect families’ religious convictions and cannot condition access to education on surrender of those beliefs.

WASHINGTON (BP) – The United States Supreme Court ruled Friday (June 27) that parents of public-school children in Montgomery County, Md., have a right to opt their kids out of classroom reading times with books the school board labels as “LGBTQ inclusive.”

MOBILE, Ala. – Lives are being transformed this summerat the University of Mobile, where more than 2,400 middle to high school students are arriving for MFuge – week-long camps centered on missions, worship and spiritual growth.

CLEVELAND, Ga. (BP) – A growing number of alumni associated with Truett-McConnell University are hosting two events to emphasize their calls for an independent, third-party investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by a former professor. One of those events will take place outside of the building Friday (June 6) where board members will join for a called meeting.

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – It was a drive not many would attempt given the circumstances. But this was no ordinary road trip. Shante Agnew had just earned her Master of Education degree from Carson-Newman University, and all the pieces were in place for her to reap her reward at the May 2 commencement ceremony.

Send Relief resources help churches promote Global Hunger Relief; WKU BCM named ‘Best of the Hill.’

MOBILE, Ala. – “We have seen miracles.” That’s how Roger Breland sums up a life dedicated to spreading the Gospel message to people of all nations through word, song and deed.