Politics Jun 20 Federal appeals court blocks Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms By Sara Cline, Jack Brook, Associated Press
Nation Nov 22 Watch 5:49 Texas school board approves new course material that includes Bible passages Texas school board officials have approved new course materials that schools are incentivized to incorporate into their classrooms. Called “Bluebonnet Learning,” parts of these materials include religious lessons that critics say undermine religious freedom, and could isolate non-Christian students. William… By William Brangham, Saher Khan
Nation Nov 20 Louisiana law requiring schools to post the Ten Commandments in classrooms remains blocked Louisiana’s plan to make all public school classrooms in the state post the Ten Commandments remains on hold under the latest ruling from a federal appeals court in New Orleans. By Associated Press
Education Jul 19 Louisiana schools won’t display Ten Commandments before November as lawsuit plays out Louisiana won't take official steps to implement a law requiring the Ten Commandments be placed in all of the state's public school classrooms until at least November as a lawsuit makes its way through the courts, according to an agreement… By Kevin McGill, Associated Press
Nation Jul 01 Watch 6:48 Oklahoma education head discusses why he’s mandating public schools teach the Bible A new directive from Oklahoma’s top education official requires all public schools to teach the Bible and the Ten Commandments. It comes weeks after Louisiana mandated the display of the Ten Commandments in classrooms. Stephanie Sy discussed more with Ryan… By Stephanie Sy, Adam Kemp, Jackson Hudgins, Murrey Jacobson
Jun 29 Watch 8:16 Key points in the debate over public funding for religious schools By John Yang, Harry Zahn According to an analysis by The Washington Post, the vast majority of school voucher money nationwide is going to religious schools. John Yang speaks with Robert Enlow of EdChoice and Richard Katskee of Duke University's Appellate Litigation Clinic for two… Continue watching
Oct 23 Oklahoma attorney general files lawsuit to stop first publicly funded religious school in U.S. By Sean Murphy, Associated Press Oklahoma's Republican Attorney General Gentner Drummond on Friday sued to stop a state board from establishing and funding what would be the nation's first religious public charter school after the board ignored Drummond's warning that it would violate both the… Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch 5:43 The legal battle in Oklahoma over public funding for a religious charter school By John Yang, Adam Kemp, Claire Mufson For several years, the Supreme Court has been lowering the barrier between church and state in education. Now, Oklahoma officials have approved what would be the nation's first publicly funded religious charter school, setting off a court battle that will… Continue watching
Aug 04 In Oklahoma, a new test of religion in public schools By Adam Kemp A new lawsuit is challenging what would be the nation’s first publicly-funded religious charter school. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 4:54 Supreme Court mulls church-state separation again in religious school funding case By John Yang, Geoffrey Lou Guray The U.S. Supreme Court grappled once again with the issue of church and state. As John Yang reports, Wednesday’s arguments about whether taxpayer funds can be used to pay tuition at religious schools in Maine comes on the heels of… Continue watching