religious education
Finding objective ways to talk about religion in the classroom is tough − but the cost of not doing so is clear
By Charles J. Russo — December 20, 2023
(The Conversation) — Many countries wrestle with whether to include any kind of education about religion in public school lessons, and each one takes its own approach.
Greek court: Orthodox students cannot be exempted from religion classes
By David I. Klein — September 26, 2023
ISTANBUL (RNS) — Even exemptions in which non-Orthodox Christian students state their beliefs, the Greek Council of State ruled, did not violate human rights or European Union privacy laws.
Oklahoma school board approves what would be the 1st taxpayer-funded religious school
By Sean Murphy — June 5, 2023
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A state school board in Oklahoma voted Monday to approve what would be the first publicly funded religious school in the nation, despite a warning from the state's attorney general that the decision was unconstitutional.
Supreme Court: Religious schools must get Maine tuition aid
By Mark Sherman — June 21, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — The outcome could fuel a renewed push for school choice programs in some of the 18 states that have so far not directed taxpayer money to private, religious education.
Half of churches say Sunday school, other education programs disrupted by pandemic
By Adelle M. Banks — April 28, 2022
(RNS) — Overall, evangelical churches reported experiencing the least disruption to their educational programs, while mainline churches reported the most, followed by Catholic and Orthodox congregations.
Enrollment in US Catholic schools rebounds after sharp drop
By Luis Andres Henao — February 15, 2022
(AP) — This is the first increase in two decades and the largest jump in at least five decades.
Amid pandemic, scores of US Catholic schools face closure
By David Crary — June 12, 2020
(AP) — About 100 Catholic schools have announced in recent weeks that they won’t reopen this fall — that number could more than double in the coming months.
Religion in the classroom: Where the faithful and the ACLU can agree
By Stephen Mansfield — June 7, 2019
(RNS) — A Pew poll from 2010 found that a majority of Americans cannot name the first book of the Bible but can provide the names of the four Beatles.
As Americans disengage from religion, a California institution encourages questioning
By Diana Kruzman — February 14, 2019
OJAI, Calif. (RNS) — For three decades, seekers have been drawn to this city's Krishnamurti Foundation center to question the teachings of the religions they've grown up with.
In Pa., students can go to church during school, under a few conditions
By USA Today Network — November 26, 2017
YORK, Pa. (USA Today Network) — "Released time" is a legal way for students to voluntarily receive religious education during the school week. One such program in Pennsylvania has grown to 27 school districts in nine counties.
The battle over Betsy DeVos started more than 100 years ago
By Carmen LaBerge — February 10, 2017
(RNS) Why do liberals hate DeVos so? To answer that question, we have to go back and study the worldviews of two men: John Dewey and Abraham Kuyper.
Could Charlie Hebdo have been prevented if France allowed religious instruction? (COMMENTARY)
By Arthur Keefer — June 2, 2015
(RNS) Religious education can help a society understand the motives of religious members, the wise and foolish methods of communicating with them and the appropriate responses to societal problems.
‘Virtual’ public schools draw interest of religious families
By Omar Sacirbey — January 8, 2013
(RNS) Since Florida became the first state to try them in 1996, virtual public schools have enjoyed dramatic growth, at least some of it coming from religious families. Like home-schooling parents, parents of virtual public school students like having their children home so they can integrate religion and values into the school day. By Omar Sacirbey.
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