Christmas program didn’t violate 1st Amendment
Can a public school display a Nativity scene in its Christmas play? A living scene won't cut it, but one with figurines seems to be OK.
1st Amendment
Free speech in flags & T-shirts
Two cases involving student speech: one with a Black Lives Matter T-shirt, the other with an American flag at a football game.
Kaepernick refuses to stand for National Anthem
The Star-Spangled Banner has issues, but refusing to sing it at a football game will create a stir, whether in high school or the NFL.
Fla. judge: Tests alone can’t hold 3rd graders back
A Fla. judge has ruled that the Bush-era law requiring 3rd graders to pass a reading test is no good.
PARCC attacks critics with copyright claims
Can test questions be copyrighted, and can the maker of a test block reproduction of test questions in the digital age?
After-school ‘Satan’ clubs are popping up
Satanic clubs are popping up in a few places. Not to worship the devil but to eliminate from schools those who take advantage of religious liberty to indoctrinate kids.
H.S. student/Trump supporter says he was bullied
A high school student in Maine who supports Donald Trump says students, teachers, and administrators are trying to bully him to relinquish his support.
Nev. Supreme Court hears voucher cases
Nevada's supreme court could issue a ruling soon as to the constitutionality of 2 of the widest-reaching voucher laws in the nation.
Some colleges look closely at free speech policies
Should schools and universities be able to restrict where students march in protest, regardless of how important their issue is?
Philly youth news team covers convention
A youth news team, with 25 journalists from the public schools of Philadelphia, is covering the Democratic National Convention.