The O.U. Fights for Private School Funding
On Monday night, the Maryland Non-Public Schools Legislative Coalition – which the O.U.’s Institute for Public Affairs helped found – held 17 hearings across the state for more public funding and benefits for private schools.
Meanwhile, Maryland’s Montgomery County public school system just approved a new gay-inclusive sex education curriculum.
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