Civil rights groups are investigating Oklahoma’s hefty price tag to put Bibles in schools and Ohio’s reported spending on construction at private religious schools.
Supporters emphasize the toll of smartphones on young people, while others worry bans won’t make a difference or may cause more headaches for teachers.
Conservative groups are distancing themselves from Corey DeAngelis, who has objected to discussions of LGBTQ+ and 'woke' topics in class.
It’s Banned Books Week, and books by James Baldwin, Terry McMillan, Amy Tan and Agatha Christie made PEN America’s index of school book bans for the first time.
Appealing to Black voters during a neck-and-neck presidential race, both the Biden-Harris administration and former President Donald Trump have touted the funding they’ve routed to HBCUs.
The former president's debunked comments that Haitian immigrants are eating household pets in Springfield, Ohio, is just the latest in a long history of smears against them, experts say.
Voters under 30 will make up over a fifth of the electorate this fall. They want candidates to listen to their top concerns: climate change, gun violence, immigration reform, reproductive rights and Israel’s war in Gaza.
As Minnesota governor, Walz has made historic investments in public education, a record his supporters say was shaped by his time in the classroom.
The call to action comes as the issue has intensified in recent years, affecting students to public figures like Taylor Swift and AOC.
Forcing students to review the Ten Commandments and the Bible overall could expose them to sexism, racism and queerphobia, those suing over policies in Oklahoma and Louisiana say.