Topic: Education

UK: Court backs £400,000 payout for head teacher forced to quit over “Islamophobia”

Approval of “Gay Marriage” Is Greater Among College Freshmen Than Americans at Large

Week in Review: Evaporating First Amendment?

Objectors to required Spanish course take case to EU Court

Pa. Student free to wear “abortion is not healthcare” shirt

AL: Alexandria HS stops morning prayers after student complains

CA: Fresno City plans action against instructor who “presented religious-based and anti-gay views as fact in a health class”

Judge Frowns on Request for California Bar Data

Florida Legislature to consider bills on adoption, civics education

Evaporating First Amendment?

Lambda Legal, GLAD File Brief Defending University of California Nondiscrimination Policy Against Christian Legal Society Challenge

FL: School Prayer Bill Clears First Hurdle

Court denies conservative pundit-professor’s bias claim against university

Pa. school district lifts ban on ‘Abortion is not Healthcare’ T-shirt after ADF lawsuit

Amicus and Party Briefs In Christian Legal Society Case All Now Available Online

US Muslims to challenge anti-Islam bias in children’s books

Senate votes against reopening D.C. voucher program

KY: Student suspended for in-school prayer called “disruptive,” protests follow

FL: Polk County School Board asks religous leaders to say prayers

Judge rules professor’s opinion columns not protected by First Amendment

RI lawmakers to raise limit on charter schools

UK: Muslim students continue street protest over closure of prayer room

FL: ADL says no to what it calls a “school prayer” bill

“Universities May Deny Funding To Student Clubs That Discriminate, Groups Tell High Court”

Would Congressional bill force schools to allow homosexual prom partners?

CA: 23,000+ layoff notices issued to teachers statewide

Canada: Abortion advocates at University of BC censor pro-life display

Virginia AG reaffirms stance on college sexual orientation policies

“First GLBTQ high school opens online in Minnesota”

“Keep Students Home on ‘Day of Silence’”

UK: David Cameron pledges support for faith schools

Mixed-gender dorm rooms are gaining acceptance

University of Wisconsin spends $59K to train students to learn doing abortions

University of Wisconsin paying to train future abortionists at Planned Parenthood

How Many Rounds of Edits Are Best, and What Kinds, for Law Review Publications?

IN: Butler rejects U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts as commencement speaker

D.C. bill would outlaw sex between teachers, students

Liberalism takes hit in textbook debate

Homeschooling to be criminalized in Sweden

Texas approves curriculum revised by conservatives

Academic Freedom File interview with Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse

PA: West Shore to pay $16K in legal fees in pro-life T-shirt case

Teacher in Belgium wins right to wear veil in class

MA Senate OK’s bill to curtail bullying

“High divorce rates and teen pregnancy are worse in conservative states than liberal states”

MN: Islamic charter school families seek to join legal fight over religion at school

SJSU students, faculty weigh in on Proposition 8

Reinhardt Stands Alone on 9th Circuit’s Pledge of Allegiance ‘Under God’ Ruling

3rd Circuit Asked to Clarify Student Internet Speech Cases

Draft K-12 Common Core State Standards Available for Comment

California Board Still Wants Teacher to Remove ‘God’ Banners

Texas State Board Rejects Teaching About Establishment Clause

IN: Valedictorian Sues to Stop High School Graduation Prayer

Liberty Counsel Asks U.S. Supreme Court To Review Censorship of Jesus Image In Poster

KC Schools, A Case Study in Liberal Stupidity

Half of Kansas City’s schools to close by fall

Not an endorsement of religion: Court should uphold tax-credit program for donors to scholarships of their choice.

Poll: 60% of Americans say textbooks are too PC

Miss. school prom off after lesbian’s date demands

“Va. governor bans bias against gays after lawmakers balk”

Quebec to ban religion in public daycares

Law school faculties 40% larger than 10 years ago

6th Circuit Finds Limits on Religious School’s Freedom to Fire

Report: States team up on new academic standards

Blame Dysfunctional Families: Many Nations Passing U.S. in Education, Expert Says

DC Opportunity Scholarships: The Up or Down Vote Our Country Really Deserves

“High School Welcomes Gay Speakers, but Rejects HIV-Positive Christian”

MS: Lesbian Fights To Take Girlfriend To Prom

Denver Archbishop discusses denial of enrollment to children of same-sex couples

Safe Schools Czar ducks questions on past statements about homosexuality, says Department of Education won’t dictate curriculum

Justice Scalia Suggests that the Legal Academy is Out of Touch: Is He Right?

Christian’s speech deemed hateful propaganda

6th Circuit: Teacher at Lutheran school in Michigan does not fall under ministerial exception

A 3d Circuit split on student speech rights

Does abstinence-only sex education work? The debate heats up