COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina posted the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Charleston County School Board Member Indicted for Bribery and COVID Fraud CHARLESTON, S.C. -- A federal grand jury in Charleston returned a five-count indictment, presented by the U.S. Attorney's Office, charging Kevin Dion Hollinshead, 64, of North Charleston, for accepting a bribe in exchange for his influence and official actio  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 18 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * Court permanently blocks Arkansas public school 10 Commandments law A federal district court issued a permanent injunction today prohibiting the school district defendants from implementing an Arkansas law that requires all public schools to permanently display a government-chosen, Protestant version of the Ten Commandments. In his decision in Stinson v. Fayettevil  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Chairman Walberg Delivers Opening Statement at Markup of Bills Spanning Reading to Retirement Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a markup of seven bills to strengthen literacy instruction, protect students, crack down on student   more

NEW YORK, March 17 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * 10th Circuit Hears Arguments in Major Educational Censorship Case * DENVER - The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments today in BERT v. Drummond, a major educational censorship case stemming from a 2021 law that has chilled cla  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following statement on March 17, 2026: * * * Arizona Is at It Again: The Next Step Advancing Education Freedom Today, Erika Donalds, Chair of Education Opportunity at the America First Policy Institute (AFPI), issued the following statement about Arizona's potential to expand more pathways for families to support educational options offered in House Bill 4037, which would establish a refundable tax credit for filers that do  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 18 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news: * * * FFRF Action Fund applauds Gov. Beshear veto of Kentucky voucher bill The FFRF Action Fund commends Gov. Andy Beshear for vetoing Kentucky House Bill 1 -- a legislative measure designed to force Kentucky into a federal private sc  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 18 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news: * * * FFRF Action Fund condemns Alabama bill injecting prayer into public schools The FFRF Action Fund says that a bill injecting organized prayer into the public school day that the Alabama House of Representatives recently approved   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 18 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * Court permanently blocks Arkansas public school 10 Commandments law A federal district court issued a permanent injunction today prohibiting the school district defendants from implementing an Arkansas law that requires all public schools to permanently display a government-chosen, Protestant version of the Ten Commandments. In his decision in Stinson v. Fayettevil  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 18 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following news: * * * Funding Education Opportunity: The best open enrollment proposals moving through state legislatures Plus: Three states announced they will reconsider their initial opposition to the federal tax-credit scholarship program. By Jude Schwalbach With state legislative sessions in full swing, some clear trends are emerging and open enrollment is leading the way. This year, 31 states are considering nearly   more