Inside a Louisiana school district sued over prayer

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Liz Willen Dear reader,

In addition to covering the pending Supreme Court decision on the use of race in college admissions, The Hechinger Report is also examining pressing issues surrounding the separation of church and state, at a time when the court is friendly to school prayer. In a handful of states, including Kentucky, Montana and Texas, lawmakers have recently proposed or passed measures attempting to promote faith in schools. To tell this story, we take you deep inside a school prayer fight in ([link removed]) Louisiana, where you will hear how passionately many parents, students and school officials feel on both sides of this issue.

Also, this week, in our continuing coverage of math, Proof Points columnist Jill Barshay digs on the so-called “science of math,” ([link removed]) deconstructing the hotly contested teaching practice of speed drills. And we are still compiling answers to our math survey ([link removed]) , so please fill it out.

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** Inside the Christian legal campaign to return prayer to public schools ([link removed])
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A fight over prayer in schools in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, offers a glimpse into what more school districts around the country may face
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