All packed for a day of reading, writing, arithmetic – and religion?
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The Supreme Court has twice weighed in on ‘release time’ policies, and many states allow districts to implement them.
Controversy over displays of the Ten Commandments on government property is nothing new, but only one case about schools has reached the Supreme Court.
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The Supreme Court’s approach toward religion in schools has been shifting, creating uncertainty about legislation such as Louisiana’s.
Concerns about what is or isn’t legal can hinder objective lessons about religious studies in class.
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Many countries wrestle with whether to include any kind of education about religion in public school lessons, and each one takes its own approach.
Residents watch French air force jets fly over a Paris suburb during the Bastille Day military parade on July 14, 2023.
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Catholicism, ‘Frenchness’ and secularism are often conflated in French culture, a scholar writes, while non-Christian traditions are viewed with suspicion.
Courts have wrestled with questions about public funds for students at religious schools for decades.
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The school’s approval may be the strongest challenge yet to limits on public money in religious schools.
A confirmation class in 1924 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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Shavuot, which was originally an ancient pilgrimage festival, has gone through many changes over the years – as has Judaism itself.
People walk by the campus of Yeshiva University in New York City.
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Yeshiva University’s legal case has garnered national attention, but several similar cases are underway.
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Different school subjects can be associated with different genders.
Students walk by security fences installed in front of the Supreme Court.
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Once again, the court has expanded the legal ways that public funds can be used for students at religious institutions.
When is a prayer after a public-school game constitutional?
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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.
Venezuelan priest Arturo Sosa Abascal, second from right, receives congratulations after being chosen as new superior general of the Jesuits in 2016.
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The Jesuits are among the Catholic Church’s most influential religious orders but no strangers to controversy.
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State schools in England and Wales are legally required to provide acts of collective worship.
How do students’ religious lives influence their academic ones?
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Researchers have spent decades studying how demographics affect American students’ opportunities and performance, but many questions remain about religion and school.
Lots of families wrestle with how – and whether – to celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas.
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Figuring out whether to celebrate holidays, and how, is tricky for lots of interfaith families – but thoughtful communication makes a difference.
Carson v. Makin comes on the heels of other SCOTUS cases about aid to students in religious schools.
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Carson v. Makin, a case from Maine about aid to students attending religious schools, goes to the Supreme Court on Dec. 8, 2021.
As October begins, the Supreme Court opens its new term.
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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.
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree…do you violate the establishment clause?
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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?
Muslim schools can provide a place for girls to study while wearing headscarves.
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School reforms pushed by French President Emmanuel Macron are aimed at pushing Muslim students into public schools. An expert explains why this may be the wrong approach.
Muslims offer their prayers during the Eid al-Adha prayer, backdropped by Hagia Sophia, July 31, 2020. Some believe the building stands on an ancient pagan site.
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Beyond inter-religious dialogues, religions need to examine how their histories intersect with Indigenous People’s rights and spiritualities.
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The number of students achieving GCSEs in technical and creative subjects along with religious education has declined yet again.