Religion Matters

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Beyond Compliance: Supporting Religious Expression in Public Schools

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Post: Tim Hall, Ph.D., Executive Director, Religion Matters When the Law Speaks, Educators Still Must Teach      Last month, the U.S. Department of Education released updated guidance on constitutionally protected prayer and religious expression in public schools. As expected, the response has been wide-ranging, with some seeing clarity and others uncertainty. That range itself [...]

Religious Literacy & the Stories Students Carry

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As a Muslim, Pakistani-American student growing up on the East Coast, I experienced school with multiple identities that were often ignored, misunderstood, or altogether invisible. I had not yet developed the language to articulate the impact of that. Religious literacy later provided me with a framework for that experience. It validated that my identities were […]

🌍 Global Competence Starts with Understanding Difference

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Post: Tim Hall, Ph.D., Executive Director, Religion Matters When I talk with teachers about global competence, the conversation often turns to what we want our students to take with them when they leave our classrooms. We hope they can navigate an increasingly complex world. A world filled with difference, ambiguity, and interconnection. Yet we seldom [...]

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