There are numerous problems affecting public education, problems so serious that many families are choosing either to homeschool their children or send them to private schools—options which very few families are able to implement or afford.

The highly acclaimed school standards called Common Core are becoming so unpopular that they may soon be politically untouchable...

A pro-life political scientist published research finding that as much as $16 trillion in federal revenue has been lost due to on-demand abortions in America.

Providence College English professor, Anthony Esolen, has done it again. He’s written another must-read piece, this time an impassioned plea to Christian parents to pull their children out of public schools. Esolen importunes parents to fulfill our God-given obligation to...

On Monday evening, August 25th, the Illinois Family Institute will be hosting a special event at Grace Gospel Fellowship in Bensenville. Our speaker is historian and Pastor Dan Fisher. Please join us as Pastor Dan brings to life our Christian...

Click here  (*WARNING: Repellent photo*) to see what was shown to eight-graders recently at Pine Valley Middle School in (where else) California. It was part of a “humorous” sex education presentation that included hilarious jokes about “women on top” and...

How did they vote? This morning, the Illinois Senate voted 37 to 18 to pass HB 5707, a completely unnecessary proposal sponsored by State Representative Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago) and State Senator Heather Steans (D-Chicago).  This legislation constitutes nothing more than...

If you ever start hoping that the Left will leave the rest of us alone, move on, because that’s not going to happen. At the heart of the Founders’ vision for America was the idea of decentralized power, whereby people...

A guest lecturer at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater, a public school, began class Tuesday with a racist, anti-Republican rant that went on for more than ten minutes.

As the Illinois House of Representatives in Springfield stands poised to pass yet another homosexuality-affirming “anti-bullying” bill out of committee and as our public schools prepare for yet another homosexuality-affirming Day of Silence—all of which are sponsored by homosexual activists—it’s...

Q. Why should parents be concerned about the so-called Day of Silence? A. This event was started first by college students, then picked up as a national activist effort by an adult homosexual advocacy group, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN). The goal is to promote homosexuality to all students in a given school, under the aegis of fighting discrimination. It has grown enormously, unfortunately, as the support for the 'gay' agenda has been embraced by schools and impressionable students nationwide.

UGLY-HEAD-REARING ALERT Two years ago, yet another “anti-bullying” law (HB 5290) was defeated in the Illinois Senate. It has now been resurrected by one of Springfield’s most troubling homosexual activist lawmakers, State Representative Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago) as HB 5707. Particular...

Many Americans find President Obama’s obsession with income inequality troubling. Many think the goal of equality of outcome as opposed to equality of opportunity is misguided and harmful. Many are concerned with his hyper-focus on race, class, gender, and the...

This Wednesday, State Representative Dwight Kay (R-Glen Carbon) will be presenting HR 543 before the House Elementary & Secondary Education Committee.  This resolution will urge the Illinois State Board of Education to delay the implementation of Common Core Standards until...

For those who care about how our hard-earned taxes are spent, take a look-see at the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative (TPPI) for Chicago Public Schools that is being paid for by a $20 million federal grant. Some of this money...