Several religious leaders tell Supt. Walters to keep religion out of classrooms Several religious leaders rejected Oklahoma School Superintendent Ryan Walters’ demands Thursday that every classroom have a bible and that it be taught. 06/28/2024 - 12:48 pm | View Link
What to know about Oklahoma's top education official ordering Bible instruction in schools Oklahoma’s top education official has sparked outrage among some civil rights groups over his directive that public schools immediately begin incorporating the Bible into classes for grades 5 through ... 06/28/2024 - 9:20 am | View Link
How States Are Testing the Church-State Divide in Public Schools A new order to teach the Bible in Oklahoma is the latest action to fuel debate over the presence of religion in schools. 06/28/2024 - 7:55 am | View Link
Religious leaders react to state superintendent's mandate for Bibles in schools R eactions poured in following State Superintendent Ryan Walters' announcement that every Oklahoma classroom must have a Bible and teach from it. Walters made that announcement at Thursday's board of ... 06/27/2024 - 4:20 pm | View Link
Oklahoma’s top education official orders schools to incorporate Christian Bible into teaching The directive is the latest effort by conservatives to incorporate religion into the classroom. Walters said in the memo that his mandate is compulsory and "immediate and strict compliance is expected ... 06/27/2024 - 10:09 am | View Link
Nick Gordon homered, Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning and the Miami Marlins defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 on Saturday.
Nick Fortes added an RBI double for the Marlins, who have won two of three in the four-game series against NL East-leading Philadelphia.
Garrett Stubbs homered for Philadelphia, which played its second game without injured All-Star Bryce Harper.
Andrew Nardi (1-0) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings out of the bullpen as four Marlins relievers combined to blank the Phillies over 4 1/3 innings.
In between a historic Stanley Cup Finals victory and a critical free agency period, the Florida Panthers stopped in Las Vegas for the 2024 NHL Draft. Florida added six new players to its organization on Saturday despite starting the draft on Friday with no picks in the first two rounds.
“We have to work harder because now the expectation is there,” Panthers General Manager Bill Zito said.
UCF landed another big instate recruit when receiver Carl Jenkins Jr. of St. Augustine announced his commitment to the Knights.
Jenkins announced his intentions Saturday to sign up for coach Gus Malzahn‘s program instead of USF, Louisville, and Mississippi State. His pledge gives the Knights 11 commitments for their 2025 recruiting class.
“I just want to thank all my family for supporting me throughout the journey,” Jenkins said during his announcement, livestreamed on Instagram.