Education

At a standing-room-only town hall meeting earlier this week, Vanderbilt University school administrators told members of the student body and faculty that Christian student groups will have to forfeit official recognition unless they allow people who don’t adhere to their statements of faith to run for leadership positions.  Read more

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Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow’s success on the football field hasn’t just gotten the attention of every sportswriter in the country or sparked the use of a new verb (“Tebowing”) this year. If some legislators have their way, it could pave a whole new avenue for homeschoolers to be able to play on organized sports teams at their local public schools.  Read more

An analysis of 20 years’ worth of school suspension rates nationwide shows that the greatest influence on boys’ behavior at school is not the type of school they attend or teacher they have, but the type of home in which they’re being raised.  Read more

On Thursday, the Thomas More Law Center filed a lawsuit against Michigan’s Howell Public School District and one of its high school teachers on behalf of a Catholic student who was punished for saying homosexuality doesn’t align with his religious beliefs.  Read more

Life advocates were thrilled but parents disappointed Wednesday by two votes that took place in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.  Read more