Freedom Project Academy https://illinoisfamilyaction.org Tue, 03 Jul 2018 19:32:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-download-32x32.jpg Freedom Project Academy https://illinoisfamilyaction.org 32 32 76203252 SPOTLIGHT: Talking Education Issues with Dr. Duke Pesta https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/07/spotlight-talking-education-issues-with-dr-duke-pesta/ Tue, 03 Jul 2018 19:00:07 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=9399 Public education issues, as well as an excellent alternative to public school, are the topics of discussion for this week’s Spotlight podcast. David Smith and Monte Larrick are joined by Dr. Duke Pesta, associate professor of English at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and academic director of Freedom Project Academy, a K-12, nationally accredited online school based on Judeo-Christian values.

If you thought Common Core had been sent to a permanent detention hall, think again.… Continue Reading

]]> 9399 “Common Core is No Longer a Problem, Right?” (Illinois Family Spotlight #101) https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/common-core-is-no-longer-a-problem-right-illinois-family-spotlight-101/ Tue, 03 Jul 2018 07:00:59 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?post_type=podcast&p=9375 Dr. Duke Pesta joins Dave Smith and Monte Larrick on this episode of spotlight to discuss public education issues, including but not limited to Common Core Standards and other issues in government schools. Dr. Duke is a tenured university professor of English at University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and Academic Director of FreedomProject Academy.

They also discuss the alternatives to government schools and expensive private schools among them FreedomProject Academy, an online Common Core free K-12 classical education.… Continue Reading

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