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Federal judge rules that Louisiana shalt not require public schools to post the Ten Commandments

Do the Ten Commandments have a valid place in U.S. classrooms? Louisiana’s Legislature and governor insist the answer is “yes.” But on Nov. 12,...

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Oklahoma Supreme Court Says No To Catholic Charter School—But This May Not Be The End Of The Boundary-Pushing Saga

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. In Oklahoma, the start of the school year is just six weeks away. But...

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Supreme Court of Oklahoma says no to Catholic charter school – but this may not be the end of the boundary-pushing saga

In Oklahoma, the start of the school year is just six weeks away. But one closely watched school that had planned to open in 2024 is now in limbo: St....

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Sunday school – Monday through Friday: Oklahoma joins states with ‘release time’ laws letting K-12 kids leave school for religious lessons

Children in American public schools traditionally learned the three R’s: reading, writing and arithmetic. Today, students in more than half of the...

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An American flag, a pencil sharpener − and the 10 Commandments: Louisiana’s new bill to mandate biblical displays in classrooms is the latest to push limits of religion in public schools

Louisiana is not a stranger to controversy over religion in schools. In 2023, it joined almost 20 states that require or allow officials in public...

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A century ago, one state tried to close religious schools − a far cry from today, with controversial plans in place for the nation’s first faith-based charter school

Almost 100 years ago, a group of nuns joined a suit against the state of Oregon – and made it all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Their cause?...

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School Board Members Could Soon Be Blocked From Blocking People On Social Media

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at The Conversation. If a school board...

07.01.2024 10

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School board members could soon be blocked from blocking people − and deleting their comments − on social media

If a school board member has a social media account, would it be wrong for them to block someone and delete their comments? That’s a question the...

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Finding objective ways to talk about religion in the classroom is tough − but the cost of not doing so is clear

Despite the holiday season’s calls for joy and peace, religious strife continues in many places. While the United States has a great deal of...

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