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DOE Issues New Guidance on Religious Liberty

EdNews Virginia | February 6, 2025 The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has issued new federal guidance on religious freedom in public, government-run elementary and secondary schools. The new guidance, unveiled Thursday, fulfills the current administration’s pledge to safeguard religious liberties in the nation’s classrooms. The DOE’s new guidance supersedes the older version issued under

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Iowa Governor Proposes Equal Funding for Charter Schools 

Jillian Schneider | February 4, 2026 (The Lion) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is proposing legislation to give public charter schools the same state funding as traditional public school districts.  Reynolds announced the proposal in a release last week saying current funding levels disadvantage charter schools.  “Public charter schools currently receive less state funding than traditional public district schools,” Reynolds said. “As

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