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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.  https://whyrun.org/

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22-1212_Issues in Education_ Masks Mandates, Indian Mascots & Should HS Athletes Get Paid? 12.12.2022

Dr. Ralph Kerr with the “Teaching and Learning Institute” talks about the important issues in the news as they pertain to our public schools.

2022-1205_ Issues in Education_ How NYS Schools are Spending Covid Cash 05.12.2022

Dr. Ralph Kerr with the “Teaching and Learning Institute” in Houghton, NY says the state ranks second to last in the country when it comes to it’s allocation of Covid Cash toward “learning loss” caused by the Pandemic.   Listen in for more on this week’s edition of “Issues in Education.

Issues in Education_ NYS Forcing Schools to Drop Native American Mascots 21.11.2022

Dr. Ralph Kerr discusses the latest controversy in the classroom – Indian mascots. Are they offensive or is this “cancel culture” at its worst?

22-1107_Issues in Education_ Faith at School, COVID Mandates, and Lockdown-Induced Learning 07.11.2022

Dr. Ralph Kerr heads up the “Teaching & Learning Institute” in Houghton, New York. His goal is to get more people of faith involved in public education. We start this week by discussing how “issues in education” may impact the vote in tomorrow’s mid-terms.

22-1024_Issues in Education_ Test Scores, Snow Days and Corporal Punishment in School 24.10.2022

Dr. Ralph Kerr at the “Teaching & Learning Institute,” in Houghton, New York, is fighting for Christian families in the public schools.

22-1010_Issues in Education_ How Much Will Education Issues Matter on Election Day? 10.10.2022

Dr. Ralph Kerr with the “Teaching and Learning Institute” in Houghton, NY is committed to getting more Christians involved in public education.

22-0926_Issues in Education_ Staggered School, Testing Teachers & Parental Rights 26.09.2022

Dr. Ralph Kerr at the “Teaching and Learning Institute” has more on the issues in the news when it comes to our public schools.

22-0912_Issues in Education_Anything Positive? 12.09.2022

With so much negative attention on the K-thru-12 system, is there anything positive to report within our public schools? Dr. Ralph Kerr with the Teaching and Learning Institute takes a closer look.

22-0613_Issues in Education_Avoiding Summer Learning Loss 13.06.2022

Dr. Ralph Kerr at the Teaching and Learning Institute takes us “inside the classroom” one more time before we break for summer.

22-0606_Issues in Education_Lessons Learned From Texas School Shooting 06.06.2022

Dr. Ralph Kerr at the Teaching and Learning Institute discusses the latest on the tragic school shooting in Uvalde, Texas that left 19 elementary students and 2 teachers dead.

22-0523_Issues in Education_Honors Programs, Teaching Communism and Taking Stock of the School Board Vote 23.05.2022

Dr. Ralph Kerr with the Teaching & Learning Institute in Houghton, NY is committed to seeing more Christians get involved in their local public school. He shares about the latest on the “education” front in America.

Issues in Education Ep.71: Previewing School Budgets & Board Votes 16.05.2022

It’s “Election Eve” in New York. Tomorrow, voters head to the polls to decide their local school spending plan and the make-up of their school board. We get a preview from Dr. Ralph Kerr at the “Teaching and Learning Institute” in Houghton, New York.

Issues in Education Ep.70: No Politics School, Test-Taking Tips & Teacher Dressed in Drag 09.05.2022

A lot is happening in our public schools these days. Dr. Ralph Kerr with the “Teaching and Learning Institute” in Houghton, New York will help us make sense of it all.

Issues in Education ep.69 : the praying coach, satan club and covid cash 02.05.2022

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Issues in Education Ep.68: School Boards, Math Books & Satan Clubs 25.04.2022

Dr. Ralph Kerr at the Teaching and Learning Institute is keeping an eye on all that’s happening in our public schools.  This former teacher and school official says Christians need to be engaged if they want to influence the culture and the classroom for Christ!

Issues in Education Ep.67: Funding School in NY & the “State of Education” Report in Pa. 18.04.2022

A lot is happening in our public schools these days. Dr. Ralph Kerr with the “Teaching and Learning Institute” in Houghton, New York will help us make sense of it all.

Issues in Education Ep.66: Isolation Rooms, Rainbow Clubs & the Pledge of Allegiance 11.04.2022

Family Life News spotlights the issues impacting our public schools with Dr. Ralph Kerr at the “Teaching and Learning Institute” in Houghton, New York.

Issues in Education Ep.65: Fired School Board Members, A Win for Women’s Sports & the ‘Woke” World of Disney 04.04.2022

Dr. Ralph Kerr at the Teaching and Learning Institute in Houghton, NY is committed to getting people of faith to serve on their local school board.

Issues in Education Ep.64: Discussing the War at School and Florida’s ‘Parental Rights in Educ.’ Law 28.03.2022

Dr. Ralph Kerr with the “Teaching and Learning Institute” talks about the hot-button topics impacting our public schools.

Issues in Education Ep.63: Restoring Teachers 21.03.2022

Dr. Ralph Kerr with the Teaching and Learning Institute talks about the critical shortage of teachers in our public schools and what it will take to save this profession for the next generation of students.

Issues in Education Ep.62: Teacher Shortage & School Funding Formula 14.03.2022

This week Dr. Ralph Kerr at the “Teaching & Learning Institute” responds issues, including the teacher shortage in New York and the school funding formula in Pa.

Issues in Education Ep.61: Bullying Concerns over Masks in School & Pa.’s Report on COVID Learning Loss 07.03.2022

Dr. Ralph Kerr with the “Teaching and Learning Institute” has made it his goal to get more Christians involved in their local public school.  This week he updates us in what’s going on in a classroom near you.

Issues in Education Ep.60: Masks Mandates & COVID-Caused Learning Loss 28.02.2022

Dr. Ralph Kerr talks with Family Life’s Bob Price about how much longer the mask rule will remain for New York schools and and the Pa. study that looks at the impact of COVID-caused learning loss.

Issues in Education Ep.59: Graduation Rates, School Mergers & Mask Mandates 21.02.2022

Dr. Ralph Kerr at the “Teaching & Learning Institute” is committed to upholding Christian values in the public school setting. This week’s he’s reacting to graduation rates, school mergers, and mask mandates.

Issues in Education Ep.58: School Safety Issues in Buffalo & the “Woke” Valentine’s Day in Rhode Island 14.02.2022

Dr. Ralph Kerr at the Teaching & Learning Institute is committed to upholding Christian values in the public school setting.  This week’s he’s reacting to a recent school shooting in Buffalo, a controversial Valentine’s Day policy in Providence, Rhode Island, and Ralph shares ways you can get involved in your local public school.

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