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  • Texas OKs Bible Course for High Schools

    By Lawrence Jones

    The Texas State Board of Education on Friday gave final approval to establishing a Bible elective for high schools but left specific class guidelines up to local school districts. Board members voted 10-5 to adopt broad standards for the Bible class.

    Jul 19, 2008 | Comments 16
  • 1 in 4 Students Drop Out of Calif. Public High Schools

    By Eric Young

    Nearly one in four public high school students in California dropped out in the 2006-07 school year, according to figures released Wednesday by the state Department of Education.

    Jul 17, 2008 | Comments 10
  • Ga. High School Senior Wins Nat'l Right to Life Contest

    By Eric Young

    A high school senior from Georgia won the National Right to Life oratory competition this past weekend, emphasizing in his speech how abortion “is but a branch to the Post Modernist root.”

    Jul 11, 2008 | Comments 1
  • States Turn Down US Abstinence Education Grants

    By The Associated Press

    Skeptical states are shoving aside millions of federal dollars for abstinence education, walking away from the program the Bush administration touts for slowing teen sexual activity.

    Jun 26, 2008 | Comments 12
  • Suit Over Graduation Held in N.J. Church Settled

    By Angela Delli Santi

    A Muslim student who sued because his public high school graduation ceremony was held in a Baptist church has received an apology from Newark's school district and assurances that it will not hold future events in houses of worship.

    Jun 10, 2008 | Comments 28
  • ACLU Says Bibles Shouldn't be Handed Out at Ohio School

    By The Associated Press

    The American Civil Liberties Union has told a school district it will take legal action if administrators don't stop a group from handing out Bibles to students during class time.

    Jun 05, 2008 | Comments 23
  • Tenn. 'Bible in Schools' Act Awaits Approval

    By Aaron Leichman

    Public school students in Tennessee may soon have the option of taking non-denominational, elective courses on the Bible.

    Jun 03, 2008 | Comments 13
  • Calif. Schools 'Indoctrinate' Children with Pro-Gay Messages, Claims Resolution

    By Aaron Leichman

    A group of Southern Baptists are lining up behind a resolution condemning the California school system for what they claim is a recent “tolerance” campaign that blatantly endorses homosexuality.

    May 23, 2008 | Comments 56
  • Fla. Senate Passes Evolution Academic Freedom Act

    By Aaron Leichman

    The Florida Senate voted 21-17 Wednesday, following a strong majority vote in the Florida Senate Judiciary Committee, to submit the Evolution Academic Freedom Act for vote in the House.

    Apr 24, 2008 | Comments 126
  • Court Tosses Suit Over School's Anti-Gay Speech Policy

    By The Associated Press

    A high school student won't be allowed to proceed with a lawsuit against his school district for instituting a policy that barred him from expressing his opposition to homosexuality, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.

    Apr 10, 2008 | Comments 17
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