Prayer in public schools was once thought of as a thing of the past, but a bill moving through the Alabama Legislature could soon change that.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's a result of Texas Senate Bill 11, passed last year. It requires public schools to vote on a designated time for voluntary ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Meeting a deadline under a Texas law, many Coastal Bend school boards chose not to implement a period of prayer during the school ...

For three years, an Alabama lawmaker has argued that not enough schools say the Pledge of Allegiance or allow students to pray. He wants every public school in the state to begin their day with a ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Texas public school districts have until March 1, 2026, to decide whether to adopt a new state law allowing designated prayer time in the classroom, forcing school districts ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A Tennessee legislator is seeking to require that public schools in the state teach the Bible and create legal ramifications for noncompliance. If passed, the bill would ...

MAGNOLIA, Texas -- A school district just outside Houston is now the second district in Texas to adopt a prayer period under a newly-enacted state law, according to a newspaper report. The Houston ...

Texas Republicans haven’t exactly been subtle about their recent push for more Jesus during the school day. There are the mandated Ten Commandments posters in every classroom, the curriculum that ...

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect that Nexstar spoke with the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas. AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Texas school districts have until Saturday to vote whether ...

FW - September 15, 2004 - Burleson High School students pray together outside the school early Wednesday morning, at the national student prayer event, See You At the Pole, which began in Burleson in ...

This week, two local school districts voted on a measure concerning the addition of a prayer and religious study period to students and staff. On Wednesday night, Reagan County ISD School Board ...

Given an opportunity by the Texas Legislature to set aside time each day for students and staff to pray, most school districts appear to have declined the offer. Senate Bill 11 required Texas school ...