Where to educate children is a topic of debate among Christians today. But there is good reason people argue over this topic—where and how a child is educated has a significant impact on his or her life. Excused Absence: Should Christian Kids Leave Public Schools? by Douglas Wilson deals specifically with the subject of public schools. Wilson makes the case that Christian parents have the responsibility to provide their children with a Christian education, and he argues that this cannot be done by modern government (public) schools.

Glenn Beck is mostly known as a radio and TV personality, but he has also written several books, including this 2014 work on public education. Conform: Exposing the Truth About Common Core and Public Education is a call to reform America’s public education system. Beck thinks this reform can best happen by the federal government leaving education to the states, states passing Right to Work laws to limit the power of teacher unions, states introducing a voucher system, and states reforming teacher certification. This book is an important and informative read for all Americans, whose tax dollars go to support this educational system.