Updated letter from Department of Education stresses the ability of schools to limit employee prayer when they feel such prayer might be taken as an endorsement of religion.

Mental health struggles take a toll on overall health and ability to perform and function in daily life. They impact family relationships, including marriage.

This family found great success in home-schooling a high school student using a school-like structured schedule, a program that helped with dyslexia, and a religious-based curriculum.

Policy approaches should empower families to pursue their own remedies to their own problems, instead of offering solutions to some families while doing little for families for whom the solutions are a bad fit.

Department of Justice has sided with Micah’s Way in its suit against the city of Santa Ana, California, for trying to shut down or limit its distribution of food and drink to homeless people.

Parent-driven models in education have become more popular and diverse in recent years. This chart helps parents understand their options.

Broadly speaking, parent-driven schools fall into one of five categories: home schooling, home-schooling co-op, microschooling, public partnership, and hybrid schooling.

There are multiple ways to strengthen the mental and emotional well-being of Utah’s families, and a broader view that includes two vital institutions of civil society – the family and faith-based organizations – shows real benefits for Utahns.

A rise in mental health challenges – particularly among youth – requires a significant investment in resources. Research shows religious practice is associated with increased emotional resilience.

Research shows that healthy institutions – particularly the family institution – can influence and ameliorate mental health crises, especially those among our children and youth.