by Andrea Payne | Apr 24, 2023 | Education News, Religion
Recent data analysis confirms that math and reading proficiency measures have fallen since 2019. Any classroom teacher can attest to that, but the National Assessment of Educational Progress has analyzed data from the DOE’s National Center for Education Statistics to...
by Jennifer Childress | Jan 22, 2020 | Legal Developments, National, Religion
On January 16, 2020, the White House issued updated guidance on prayer in public schools. The stated purpose of the guidance is to provide information on the current state of the law concerning religious expression in public schools and clarify the extent to which...
by Jennifer Childress | Aug 30, 2017 | Federal Guidance, Legal Developments, Religion
A federal appeals court out of the State of Washington has denied an assistant high school football coach’s request to allow him to pray on the 50-yard line at the end of every football game. The coach maintained that, because he is Christian, he is required to give...
by Jennifer Childress | Mar 21, 2017 | Religion
On Friday, March 17, 2017, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter to Frisco ISD Superintendent Jeremy Lyon, calling for religious equality in the use of a prayer room established in the district’s Liberty High School. While lauding the school for...
