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What Is the Parent’s Role in Education?

In colonial America, parents were the primary providers of their children’s education. They hired tutors, if they could afford it, or taught their children themselves, if they were literate. Even after townships began providing a community school, parents formed the

School Choice And Why It Matters

Parents are responsible for the education of their children. Our nation was founded at a time when parents had limited support in the discharge of that responsibility. In most communities it rested entirely on their shoulders. Today we have a