In the shadow of the nation’s capital, a growing number of Washington-area families are quietly rethinking where and how their children learn. From the economically struggling neighborhoods of Anacostia to the affluent suburbs of northern Virginia, families of faith are discovering an alternative to the region’s increasingly polarized debates over curriculum and school governance.
The revival of classical Christian education is underway, and for many parents, the timing matters. With private school admissions deadlines arriving in December and January across Washington, Maryland, and Virginia, families are reassessing their options with unusual urgency.
The controversies in public education are well-documented. Montgomery County’s introduction of LGBT-themed storybooks into elementary classrooms sparked a firestorm when the school board refused to allow parents with religious objections to opt their children out. The Supreme Court vindicated the parents in Mahmoud v. Taylor, ruling 6-3 that the district’s policy violated parents’ religious freedom…