AP News - District 91¿´Æ¬istration District 91¿´Æ¬istration Media Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:15:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Families of kids with disabilities warn Education Department changes could break a flawed system /families-of-kids-with-disabilities-warn-education-department-changes-could-break-a-flawed-system/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:15:04 +0000 /?p=185047 For months, and sometimes longer, parents of kids with disabilities say they have waited for the Education Department to make progress on their complaints of bullying or other discrimination.

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]]> For months, and sometimes longer, parents of kids with disabilities say they have waited for the Education Department to make progress on their complaints of bullying or other discrimination.

Now that the department is offloading civil rights enforcement and special education, some parents and advocates warn a process that has largely been stalled since President Donald Trump took office will see only more chaos and roadblocks.

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]]> Majority of U.S. adults support religious chaplains in public schools, a new AP-NORC poll shows /majority-of-u-s-adults-support-religious-chaplains-in-public-schools-a-new-ap-norc-poll-shows/ Fri, 27 Jun 2025 13:09:22 +0000 /?p=175751 The survey shows the complexity of Americans’ attitudes toward religious expression in schools, which varies depending on the kind of expression and sometimes crosses partisan lines.

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]]> Few U.S. adults support allowing religious schools to become tax-funded public charter schools, but a majority favors allowing religious chaplains to provide support services for public school students, a new poll finds.

The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows the complexity of Americans’ attitudes toward religious expression in schools, which varies depending on the kind of expression and sometimes crosses partisan lines.

The findings also highlight tension points in the country’s long-standing debate over the role of religion in public schools, which continues to drive legislation and legal action. Recent examples include a lawsuit against a new Arkansas measure that requires the display of the Ten Commandments in classrooms, a push by lawmakers in multiple states to allow religious chaplains to serve in student support roles in public schools, and the U.S. Supreme Court’s 4-4 decision that blocked plans for a publicly funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma.

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