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Faith and the Founding: Can a Nation Remove God from Public Life and Stay the Same?
A few Septembers ago, I spoke with a high school principal who kept a small ledger of “hard calls” on the corner of his desk. The pages held incidents that did …
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On the first Monday of October, Ms. Ramirez unfolded a creased flag and clipped it to a short pole by the whiteboard. The fourth graders fell quiet. A few scoot…
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A few Septembers ago, I walked into a high school before first period and paused in the doorway. Two dozen teenagers stood to recite the Pledge. One kid kept hi…
Read more about Neutral or Selective? How Schools Handle the US Flag and SpeechFaith and the Founding: Can a Nation Remove God from Public Life and Stay the Same?
A few Septembers ago, I spoke with a high school principal who kept a small ledger of “hard calls” on the corner of his desk. The pages held incidents that did …
Read more about Faith and the Founding: Can a Nation Remove God from Public Life and Stay the Same?What Happens When a Nation Stops Promoting Its Own Symbols Like the American Flag?
A few years ago, I visited a public high school on the edge of a midwestern city. The building dated to the 1970s, all brick and square angles, with a new glass…
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A few years ago I sat with a high school junior in the guidance office after a minor dust-up in the lunchroom. He had bowed his head for a quick grace. A nearby…
Read more about Open Prayer on Campus: Should Students Be Free to Pray Without Restriction?When Faith Leaves Foundational Institutions: What Are the Civic and Cultural Costs?
On a chilly Friday night in a Midwestern town, a high school band played through a tight formation, the lights turned the field into a bright stage, and the sta…
Read more about When Faith Leaves Foundational Institutions: What Are the Civic and Cultural Costs?From Pride to Permission Slips: How Schools Shape National Identity
Walk into ten public schools and you will see ten specific relationships with the flag. In one, the Stars and Stripes hangs at the back of a whiteboard, a littl…
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