COLUMBUS, Ohio — A polarizing initiative to alter Ohio’s education standards based on the belief that Christianity was a building block of the United States is advancing rapidly at the Statehouse.

The religious practices of students, their families and teachers can help close learning opportunity gaps, according to a report that found that faith is associated with higher levels of student ...

With worries about constitutionality or annoyed parents, religion is tough subject for social studies teachers. They also say ...

Learning opportunities for youth of any faith background can be improved by stronger coordination between religious and educational organizations.

Controversies regarding religion in the classroom in the United States are as old as the public school system itself. Most recently, a Louisiana law mandates that posters of the Ten Commandments be ...

Jesus invites us to walk with him and experience life-changing relationship with him. This invitation is an extended hand of friendship, not coerced relationship. Although the compartmentalization of ...

The Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA), a national private school voucher program, harms public education and undermines the fundamental American principle of the separation of church and ...

This article first appeared on Mother Jones. It has been republished with the publication’s permission. In modern America, religious education is offered in private schools or in a homeschooling ...

It's a topic many like to keep close to the vest -- because it is so personal. But some new data shows there is a relationship between how you practice your faith, if you do, and your level of ...

(RNS) — Last Friday (Nov. 22), the Texas State Board of Education narrowly approved a new elementary school curriculum that has drawn widespread criticism for favoritism toward Christianity. The ...

A Supreme Court reporter and an education reporter explain faith’s new role in schools. By The Morning Team By Adam Liptak I cover the Supreme Court. In just the last month, the Supreme Court has ...

Texas public education leaders are proposing to pay school districts to teach elementary language arts lessons that critics say disproportionately focus on Christianity. The Texas Education Agency ...