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Judge Halts Texas Law Mandating the Ten Commandments in School  The New York Times Texas can’t require the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom, judge says  NBC News Judge blocks some Texas public schools from displaying Ten Commandments  The Washington Post The Ten Commandments and a “secular purpose”  SCOTUSblog Federal judge blocks Texas law requiring Ten Commandments displayed in public school classrooms  CBS News …

Texas cannot require public schools in Houston, Austin and other select districts to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom, a judge said Wednesday in a temporary ruling against the state’s new requirement. Texas is the third state where courts have blocked recent laws about putting the Ten Commandments in schools. A group of families from the school districts sought …

Judge rules Texas can’t put the Ten Commandments in certain school districts’ classrooms  Politico Judge Halts Texas Law Mandating the Ten Commandments in School  The New York Times Judge rules that some Texas schools don’t have to display Ten Commandments in classrooms  CNN Texas can’t require the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom, judge says  NBC News Federal judge blocks Texas law requiring …

A federal district court in Texas temporarily blocked a new state law on Wednesday that would have required public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. U.S. District Court Judge Fred Biery issued a preliminary injunction in Rabbi Nathan v. Alamo Heights Independent School District, ruling that Texas Senate Bill 10, set to take effect Sept. 1, likely …

Texas cannot require public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom, a judge said Wednesday in a temporary ruling against the state’s new requirement, making it the third such state law to be blocked by a court. A group of Dallas-area families and faith leaders sought a preliminary injunction against the law, which goes into effect on Sept. …

Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) announced it is placing Alexandria City Public Schools, Arlington Public Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, Loudoun County Public Schools, and Prince William County Public Schools (the Divisions) in Northern Virginia on high-risk status with the condition that all federal funding flowing to these districts is done by reimbursement only. This action is …

Saturday Night Live star Bowen Yang recalls hamming it up in high school and reaping rewards for his gregarious ways. During an interview with Terry Gross, the host of NPR‘s Fresh Air noted that Yang had been named homecoming king. “So I figure either it was a very gay-friendly school or you were very successful at staying in the closet,” …

Tyler Sorenson was fed up with his job hunt, so he went old school: He dropped off a paper résumé at a local tech repair company. Sorenson, 24, had been feeling a common frustration among job seekers. He was seeing “help wanted” signs and hearing about understaffed businesses, but he couldn’t get replies to his online job applications. The store …

A former Michigan State grad student blamed her thyroid cancer on the school, which allegedly told her that “exposure was harmless” when she worked with various pesticides and herbicides, she and her lawyers said on Monday. LingLong Wei was diagnosed with thyroid cancer on June 26 last year in a health downturn that’s “directly related to events that took place …

The countdown to the return to school is on for many major Triangle-area traditional school systems, including Wake County and Durham County. Pediatricians say now is a critical time for parents to make plans to bring their children to see their family doctor for vaccinations. The North Carolina Department of Human Services Kindergarten Immunization Dashboard reports 93% of kindergarteners statewide …