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State superintendent Ryan Walters has mandated that public school teachers incorporate the Bible into classroom lessons.
Officials have vowed to keep fighting for permission to open the school as a charter – which would be a controversial first for the country.
The Supreme Court has twice weighed in on ‘release time’ policies, and many states allow districts to implement them.
The Supreme Court’s approach toward religion in schools has been shifting, creating uncertainty about legislation such as Louisiana’s.
Many countries wrestle with whether to include any kind of education about religion in public school lessons, and each one takes its own approach.
Catholicism, ‘Frenchness’ and secularism are often conflated in French culture, a scholar writes, while non-Christian traditions are viewed with suspicion.
The school’s approval may be the strongest challenge yet to limits on public money in religious schools.
Shavuot, which was originally an ancient pilgrimage festival, has gone through many changes over the years – as has Judaism itself.
Yeshiva University’s legal case has garnered national attention, but several similar cases are underway.
Different school subjects can be associated with different genders.
Once again, the court has expanded the legal ways that public funds can be used for students at religious institutions.
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, a case stemming from a football coach’s prayers on the field, on April 25, 2022.
The Jesuits are among the Catholic Church’s most influential religious orders but no strangers to controversy.
State schools in England and Wales are legally required to provide acts of collective worship.
Researchers have spent decades studying how demographics affect American students’ opportunities and performance, but many questions remain about religion and school.
Figuring out whether to celebrate holidays, and how, is tricky for lots of interfaith families – but thoughtful communication makes a difference.
Carson v. Makin, a case from Maine about aid to students attending religious schools, goes to the Supreme Court on Dec. 8, 2021.
The big case is about abortion, but there are other very important issues before the Supreme Court – including gun rights and government funding for religious schools.
Educators walk an fine line when it comes to marking religious holidays. But in so doing, are they missing an opportunity for teachable moments on faith issues?
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Joseph Panzer Chair in Education and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton
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Associate Professor of Philosophy and Law, Wayne State University; Institute for Humane Studies
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John and Maria Neag Professor of Urban Education, University of Connecticut
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Susan S. Engeleiter Professor of Education Law, Policy and Practice, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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