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  2. School prayer in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The 19th-century debates over public funding for religious schools, and reading the King James Bible in the public schools was most heated in 1863 and 1876. [3] Partisan activists on the public-school issue believed that exposing Catholic schoolchildren to that particular translation would loosen their affiliation to the Catholic Church. In ...

  3. How US public schools became a new religious battleground

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    Lawmakers in 29 states have proposed at least 91 bills promoting religion in public schools this year, according to Americans United for Separation of Church and State, an advocacy group backing a ...

  4. Religiosity and education - Wikipedia

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    The relationship between the level of religiosity and the level of education has been studied since the second half of the 20th century.. The parameters of the two components are diverse: the "level of religiosity" remains a concept which is difficult to differentiate scientifically, while the "level of education" is easier to compile, such as official data on this topic, because data on ...

  5. Texas board approves Bible curriculum option in public schools

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    MORE: Some legislators lean into religion in public education as Supreme Court leans right. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has spoken out in support of the Texas Education Agency's curriculum after ...

  6. List of U.S. states and territories by religiosity - Wikipedia

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    and in the United States by state, asking the degree to which respondents consider themselves to be religious. The Pew Research Center and Public Religion Research Institute have conducted studies of reported frequency of attendance to religious service. [2] The Harris Poll has conducted surveys of the percentage of people who believe in God. [3]

  7. Texas school officials advance Bible-infused elementary ...

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    Texas has been at the forefront of a movement among some Christian conservatives to promote religion in public schools, testing the boundaries of U.S. law and potentially inviting an increasingly ...

  8. Religion in Texas schools? State Board of Education weighs ...

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    Robert Norris, who co-founded Grandparents for Public Schools, an Austin-based nonpartisan group that was formed in 2023 to advocate for public school funding and resources, told the SBOE’s ...

  9. Education policy of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The presence of religion in public schools is governed by the First Amendment. Under the First Amendment, public schools may neither enforce nor prohibit religious activities and practices. Students and teachers are guaranteed the right to practice their religion in any way that does not interfere with schooling.