Darwin, back again
BoardBuzz is a fan of Charles Darwin—enough to lament having missed Darwin Day back in February. And now we bring you some exciting Darwin news. The complete works of Charles Darwin are finally...
View ArticleUPDATE: AZ Court strikes down voucher programs
Follow-up to yesterday’s breaking news (below) on the Arizona court decision striking down the state’s two voucher programs. NSBA issued this statement. And additional coverage from the Arizona Daily...
View ArticleDarwin film in the works
That’s right, the evolution/intelligent design debate may see a resurgence as a new movie is in development about the life of Charles Darwin. BoardBuzz is even hopeful that the film will be… good....
View ArticleA baptismal field trip
ABCNEWS.com reports today that a Kentucky high school football coach “took nearly two dozen players on a field trip to an evangelist church service where nearly half the kids were baptized.”...
View ArticleNSBA supports law school’s student club policy in Supreme Court
A public law school in California did not violate the First Amendment when it withheld school recognition to a Christian student group that denies full voting membership to homosexuals, nonbelievers,...
View ArticleSupreme Court hears arguments on discrimination, employee privacy cases
Should a Christian student group be given a state university’s recognition and funding if it denies full membership to gays and nonbelievers — a stand contrary to the university’s nondiscrimination...
View ArticleSupreme Court ruling bolsters K-12 nondiscrimination policies
The Supreme Court has upheld a public law school’s nondiscrimination policy after a challenge by a Christian student group, providing an important victory for many public school districts with similar...
View ArticleNSBA: School officials must have authority to regulate classroom speech
A case involving a teacher’s First Amendment rights has the potential to impact school officials’ authority over speech in the classroom and school district exposure to lawsuits. NSBA and the...
View ArticleAn alternative vision for public education
The National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA (NCC), representing more than 45 million members in 100,000 congregations throughout the U.S., in a recent pastoral letter on “Federal Policy...
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Sec. Duncan’s priority: Reauthorize ESEA
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan promised school board members that he will do everything in his power to ensure that the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) is reauthorized by the...
View ArticleNSBA, TASB support principals sued by parents in religious sting
NSBA has filed a friend of court brief in support of two Texas elementary school principals who were sued because they prevented Christian children from distributing religiously-themed candy canes at a...
View ArticleNSBA: Supreme Courts Arizona ruling may promote state voucher schemes
A divided U.S. Supreme Court sidestepped the major issue in a case involving an Arizona scholarship program that effectively funnels public money into private religious schools, ruling 5-4 that Arizona...
View ArticleHastings decision clarifies laws for regulating student groups
Schools should reexamine their access policies for student and community groups in light of a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision that cleared up “a confusing body of case law,” according to presenters at...
View ArticleGuidelines offer “teachable moment” for tough First Amendment issues
A coalition that includes NSBA and 16 other education, religious, and civil liberties groups has released new guidelines for school districts to combat harassment and bullying while upholding student’s...
View ArticleNYSSBA applauds veto of special education placement bill
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has vetoed legislation that would have required school officials to consider a special education students’ home life and cultural backgrounds when making educational...
View ArticleWhat would you do if parents wanted creationism taught in science class?
In the November edition of the American School Board Journal, the Adviser Poll poses this scenario to our readers: A group of parents and others who attend a large church in the school district began...
View ArticleNSBA supports Louisiana school boards in voucher case
A lawsuit filed by school boards will determine the fate of Louisiana’s school voucher plan, which may already be jeopardized after a federal court ruling this week. The National School Boards...
View ArticleNSBA President writes about Louisiana voucher ruling
C. Ed Massey, president of the National School Boards Association, has written “Lessons Gleaned from the Louisiana School Voucher Ruling” for the Transforming Learning blog. The blog is a project of...
View ArticleSchool choice doesn’t lead to equal choices, CPE director writes for...
Patte Barth, director of the Center for Public Education at the National School Boards Association, writes about the perils of the school choice movement in a new blog for the Huffington Post. Barth, a...
View ArticleFacts on vouchers to counter National School Choice Week
As the National School Choice Week begins, the Voucher Strategy Center at the National School Boards Association (NSBA) recommends several resources to counter arguments for vouchers and the...
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