Classrooms

Washington Democrats, led by Representative Tarra Simmons (D-Bremerton), an ex-convict, are proposing legislation that would permit convicted felons to volunteer in public schools. This initiative comes after Democratic lawmakers recently rejected an amendment requiring schools to notify parents if their child was a victim of sexual assault.

A sexual assault involving students in a central Illinois community has sparked legislative action. State Sen. Steve McClure (R-Springfield) is pushing for stronger school policies after discovering that the student responsible for the assault was allowed to remain in class.

A Tennessee lawmaker introduced a bill that would permit public schools to display the Ten Commandments.

On NOVEMBER 21, 1620, according to the "New Style" Gregorian Calendar, the Pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact and began their Plymouth Colony. Of the 102 Pilgrims, only 47 survived till Spring. At one point, only a...

Texas education officials voted in support of a proposal that permits public school teachers to use Bibles as part of the curriculum for students in kindergarten through fifth grade.

Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced that the state created a new office, the Office of Religious Liberty and Patriotism.

A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that a Louisiana statute mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in all public school classrooms is unconstitutional....

Booker T. Washington was born in a slave hut on a plantation in Franklin County, Virginia, APRIL 5, 1856. He taught himself to read and write,...

Parents, teachers, and clergy members have filed a lawsuit with the Oklahoma Supreme Court to challenge a new state requirement that Bible lessons be taught in public schools.

In a significant move during a campaign event focused on LGBTQ voters, the spouse of Tim Walz, the Democratic nominee for vice president, actively...