Should religion be taught in public schools?

7 Reasons We Should Teach More Religion in Public Schools. Teachers in the suburban town of Wellesley, Massachusetts spend half the school year teaching the world’s religions to sixth graders. These 11 and 12 year olds learn about major figures, holidays, geography, and beliefs central to Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism. read more

Minneha, in Wichita, goes in a different direction, among roughly 1,200 private and public schools that utilize Core Knowledge, a well-known, but not widely adopted curriculum. The First Amendment proscribes “establishment” of religion, but clearly leaves room for schools to teach about religion. read more