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How Louisiana’s new Ten Commandments classroom requirement will be funded, enforced

BATON ROUGE, La. — Litigation is already underway over a new Louisiana law that requires the Ten Commandments to be posted in classrooms, but details of how the requirement will be implemented and enforced remain unclear. Florida law allows school districts to hire volunteer chaplains to counsel students, while Oklahoma’s top education officer has ordered […]

From classroom to podium: The journey of US student athletes to the Olympics

Student-athletes competing in the Olympics in Paris this summer face the monumental challenge of training for their sport while also attending college classes. The university sends many students to compete representing the United States and other countries, but it requires collaboration between coaches and exceptional dedication and time management from students to achieve their athletic […]

FDNY-specialized high school valedictorian overcame abuse to shine in the classroom

The next generation of New York firefighters are passionate about “resilience.” The valedictorian of an FDNY Specialized High School in Brooklyn described how she overcame an “abusive” home and found “comfort” in the classroom as she joyfully graduated with dozens of other students on Wednesday. “Growing up in an abusive home, I often felt like […]

‘I Look Forward to Defending’ 10 Commandments Classroom Law

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murray (Republican) said in a statement that she “looks forward to defending” a law requiring Ten Commandments posters to be displayed in classrooms in her state’s public schools. The bill was signed into law on Wednesday. Criticism People claim this violates the separation of church and state. Louisiana was the first […]

Louisiana requires Ten Commandments to be displayed in every school classroom

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana has become the first state to require the Ten Commandments to be posted in all public school classrooms in a bill signed into law Wednesday by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry. The Republican-drafted bill would require all public classrooms, from kindergarten to state universities, to display the Ten Commandments in […]

Texas elementary school teacher filmed sexually explicit videos in classroom: report

A Texas elementary school teacher is under investigation for allegedly filming a sexually explicit video of himself in the classroom. The woman, who has not been charged with a crime, was a music teacher at Gray Elementary School in the Lamar Unified Independent School District in Fort Bend County near Houston, according to reports. She […]