Welcome to the Citizens Advisory Podcast presented by the Citizens Advisory of Pennsylvania.

Join Executive Director, Jess Stahlnecker and a very special guest, Pastor Matt Tarr as they discuss the history of and current state of public education through a Biblical lens.

Matt is the pastor-teacher of High Point Baptist Church on the top of Larksville Mountain. He holds a Master’s of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry Degree, and he wrote his thesis on the mischievous art of Corinthian sophistry and rhetoric, and the restoration of transcendental authority to restore unity in community. He was a co-founder of Parents for Freedom (now Citizen’s Advisory) before founding High Point Classical Academy, which is open K-6 for Fall 2024 and is the FIRST Hillsdale College American Classical Curriculum school in the state of PA.

He is an active member of the community, is a volunteer police chaplain, and is a member of the Churchill Society of PA. In his spare time, Matt has been working on one of several books, presently titled, “The State of Education.”

Beyond that, Matt and his wife Melody have four boys together, and they love being involved in their kids’ lives. We think you will find this episode extremely informative, eye-opening and encouraging.

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