Submitted by Harold Klassen
Gateways to Better Education exists to promote "religious freedom in public schools" in the United States. As a nonprofit organization founded in 1991, they seek "to help public school educators, parents and school leaders foster faith-welcoming schools as well as teach about the Bible and Christianity without mixing church and state."
"While some Christians have an "us-versus-them" mentality about public schools, Gateways urges the Church to see that Christians are also "them." There are millions of Christians currently in public schools. They are found at every level and include superintendents, school board members, administrators, educators, parents, and students. Barna Research's polling data indicates that 84% of church-attending families send their children to public schools and nearly 50% of public school educators are Christians who attend church and say that their faith is very important in their lives."