Tyranny Through Public Education
- ISBN-10
- 1594675430
- ISBN-13
- 9781594675430
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 556
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004-04-01
- Publisher
- Xulon Press
- Author
- William F. Jr Cox
Description
This book documents the inherently flawed nature of America's public school system as currently structured. Contemporary recommendations for correcting the system invariably treat symptoms rather than the inherent problem of government control over parental and religious rights.
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