Religious education GCSE will lose its appeal when the exam is toughened up - National Secular Society (blog)

National Secular Society (blog)

Religious education GCSE will lose its appeal when the exam is toughened up National Secular Society (blog) The Churches love to tell us how "popular" religious studies are in schools. Keith Porteous Wood suspects the popularity may have more to do with the course being ridiculously easy, rather than any desire for a deeper understanding of religion.

Why New Hampshire Lets Parents Have Broad Say Over Children's Coursework - ABC News

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Why New Hampshire Lets Parents Have Broad Say Over Children's Coursework ABC News A new law here goes beyond student exemptions from sex education or health lessons, which are typical in other states and often must be based on religious grounds. It requires school districts to allow "an exception to specific course material based on ...

Asheville area religion calendar - Asheville Citizen-Times

Asheville area religion calendar Asheville Citizen-Times CROSS+WIRED CONTEMPORARY SERVICE: 10 am Sunday, St. Mark's Lutheran Church, East Chestnut Street, Asheville. Praise band with guitar, keyboard and drums. Casual dress, refreshments follow service. 253-0043 or www.stmarkslutheran.net.

Rabbi applauds Litchfield school board decision on Jewish holidays - Torrington Register Citizen

Rabbi applauds Litchfield school board decision on Jewish holidays Torrington Register Citizen I think we have to respect the religious majority.” Eisenbach suggested that the district educate teachers on Jewish holidays and ask them not to plan substantial homework assignments or test on the days where the most observant Jewish students will be ... and more »

Why Urban, Educated Parents Are Turning to DIY Education - Newsweek

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Why Urban, Educated Parents Are Turning to DIY Education Newsweek And it's true that most homeschooling parents do so for moral or religious reasons. But education observers believe that is changing. You only have to go to a downtown Starbucks or art museum in the middle of a weekday to see that a once-unconventional ... and more »