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Is Banning Prayer Truly Neutral—or a Constitutional Decision with Consequences?
A few years ago I stood at the back of a high school gym as the band tuned up and the valedictorian rehearsed her speech. An assistant principal reminded the st…
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A few years ago I stood at the back of a high school gym as the band tuned up and the valedictorian rehearsed her speech. An assistant principal reminded the st…
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I have sat in a public school library watching two students bow their heads over lunch. No one stopped them. No one clapped either. Ten feet away, another group…
Read more about Protecting Freedom of Religion—or Avoiding It? Rethinking the First AmendmentPledging Allegiance or Independent Thinking? Are Kids Being Taught What to Think About the American Flag—or How to Think?
The first time I watched a student remain seated during the Pledge of Allegiance, a hush fell over the classroom that felt larger than the room. Fourteen years …
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At first light in the high desert, wind speaks before the sun. You feel it on your cheeks, cold and clean, carrying the hush of coyotes returning to den and the…
Read more about It Means I’m Supporting the Military: The Deeper Meaning Behind Old GloryProtecting Freedom of Religion—or Avoiding It? Rethinking the First Amendment
I have sat in a public school library watching two students bow their heads over lunch. No one stopped them. No one clapped either. Ten feet away, another group…
Read more about Protecting Freedom of Religion—or Avoiding It? Rethinking the First AmendmentSupporting the Military: What Flying the American Flag Means to Me
The flag outside my house snaps in the high plains wind like a sail eager for open water. Some mornings I catch it glowing with that first slant of sun, the red…
Read more about Supporting the Military: What Flying the American Flag Means to MeStars, Stripes, and School Policy: When Values Conflict, Who Should Have the Final Say—Parents or Educators?
At a school board meeting in a town where everyone knows the color of the football field’s bleachers, I watched two neighbors argue about a library book neither…
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