The U.S. Department of Education has issued updated guidance on prayer and other religious expressions in public schools. The guidance follows last year's U.S. Supreme Court decision Kennedy vs ...

When it comes to prayer in public schools, where do Americans stand on this question?

According to the Pew Research Center, just over half of U.S. adults (52%) say they favor allowing public school teachers to lead their classes in prayers that refer to Jesus — 27% say they ...

The school board ultimately voted 6 to 3 to continue with a moment of silence before meetings rather than prayer. The ‘no’ votes belonged to board members Barr, Susan Miller and Steve Wood ...

In an interview Thursday, Founding Freedoms Law Center president Victoria Cobb said, “Our concern is that the school board is treating prayer like a public uprising, like something that needs to ...

This legislation joins two bills that require teachers to display the Ten Commandments in their classrooms and permit prayer or scripture reading time during the school day. By Faith Bugenhagen ...

How other states allow prayer in their schools. In Massachusetts, students in public schools may participate in a voluntary prayer at the start of each school day, provided they have parental consent.