The moral purpose of education

This commentary is by Steve Deal, who is a retired naval officer living in Franklin County. He previously served as deputy chief learning officer for the Department of the Navy.Earlier this year, in a quiet decision no cable news network will cover, a small Swanton church issued a bulletin in which it said, “The steering committee for Saint Mary’s Academy regretfully announces that we are putting plans for a Catholic school in Franklin County on hold.” The committee blamed no