At the end of April, the U.S. Supreme Court will begin to hear arguments in a case that challenges the wall between church and state, and pro-school choice organizations, red states, and religious ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

WASHINGTON − The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on April 30 seemed sympathetic to the Catholic Church’s bid to create the nation’s first religious charter school in Oklahoma, a potentially ...

In his frenetic first week back at the White House, President Donald Trump allowed immigration raids at schools, sidelined federal employees focused on diversity and ended civil rights investigations ...

Members of the Supreme Court sit for a new group portrait following the addition of Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022. Bottom ...

The case tests whether public money can be used to fund a religious charter school in Oklahoma, and its outcome could affect how public education funds are used in virtually all states. Adam Liptak ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court is slated ...

The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent signals that it may allow religious organizations to operate charter schools represent more than a legal turning point — they represent a long-overdue correction in how ...

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday in a Catholic virtual charter school’s bid to become the nation’s first religious charter school. The Oklahoma charter school board that ...

A similar decision in the Oklahoma case could greatly increase the use of taxpayer money for religious education. Here's a summary of key moments from oral arguments before the high court about the ...