Evangelical Alliance: Parents - not the state - responsible for child's education
Parents – not the state – should be the ultimate authority regarding a child's education, according to the Evangelical Alliance.
"As the tax-paying funders of education, it is parents who are primarily responsible for the way that children are educated," said Dr David Landrum, director of advocacy for the EA and the author of a new resource released today.
"It's important to remember that the state is only there to maintain our school system," he said.
The report, 'You're not alone: a guide for the Christian family in education,' observed that churches need to do far more in helping parents engage with their children's education....