Educators, Clergy Object to Lack of Training Requirements in School Chaplain Bill
Public schools could engage religious chaplains under a bill that Republican lawmakers advanced out of an Iowa House subcommittee on Tuesday.
Education Department Seeks To Buy Bible Lessons for Oklahoma Elementary Kids
While its effort to buy Bibles for classrooms is tied up in court, the Oklahoma Department of Education initiated a new vendor search to purchase materials containing Bible-infused character lessons for elementary-aged students.
State Senator Spanks Proverbs
A debate in the Oklahoma Senate yesterday over the use of corporal punishment against children with disabilities turned into a lesson about how not to read the Bible.
Supreme Court Will Weigh Approval for US’ 1st Publicly Funded Religious Charter School, in Oklahoma
The conservative-dominated high court has issued several decisions in recent years signaling a willingness to allow public funds to flow to religious entities.
Some US Lawmakers Want More Christianity in the Classroom. Trump Could Embolden Their Plans
Challenges to state-level Christian Nationalist measures are now working their way through the courts, which have grown friendlier to conservative Christian interests thanks to Trump’s judicial appointments.
Ohio Could Mandate Public Schools To Allow Third-Party Religious Ed During School Day
School boards would be required to permit Christian groups and the Satanic Temple alike to provide off-campus instruction.
No School Choice: A Letter From a Texas Public School Teacher
The state will likely begin to fund private Christian academies while also funding Bibles in schools — promoting the idea that the U.S. is a Christian nation.
Texas Education Board Approves Optional Bible-Infused Curriculum for Elementary Schools
The vote allows schools in Texas, which has more than 5 million public school students, to begin using religious material in kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms as early as next year.
Texas Board Advances Plan To Allow Bible Material in Elementary School Lessons
A new Bible-infused curriculum would be optional for kindergarten through fifth grade, one of the latest Republican-led efforts to incorporate religious teachings into public school classrooms.
Oklahoma Schools Superintendent Mandates Students Watch Announcement of New Religious Department
In the video, Ryan Walters says religious liberty has been attacked and patriotism mocked ‘by woke teachers unions’ then he prays for U.S. leaders.