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Suddenly, it seems everyone in the academy today — left, right and center — is an advocate of academic freedom. Whether on the right, as an appeal against “cancellation,” or on the left, in response ...

Oklahoma’s right-wing schools chief, Ryan Walters, received a stern rebuke this week as a Trump-appointed federal judge ...

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by State Superintendent Ryan Walters and the Oklahoma State Department of ...

A faith-based conservative nonprofit is partnering with school districts across Texas to help implement a new law requiring ...

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the Oklahoma State Department of Education aimed at stopping a prominent atheist ...

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by state schools Superintendent Ryan Walters against the Freedom From Religion ...

The federal judge was skeptical that a letter to district leaders sent on parents' behalf could interfere with Superintendent ...

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed from Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters and the State Department of ...

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by State Superintendent Ryan Walters against the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF).The lawsuit, filed on Ma ...

Oklahoma lost its bid to forbid a nonprofit group from sending letters to public schools opposing school-sponsored prayers.

The Touro Synagogue Foundation will host its 78th annual George Washington Letter Reading on Sunday, Aug. 17, at 1 p.m. at ...