We tried this in the common schools of the 19th century. It didn’t turn out great. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/u...
Texas Public School Students Will Be Required to Read the Bible
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Dr. Jon Sawyer
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Ph.D. | Education and Religion | https://www.jonsawyer.org
A case that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear has troubling implications for discrimination against LGBTQ+ students in publicly funded school systems. progressive.org/public-schoo...
The U.S. Supreme Court May Continue the Culture War Around Religion and LGBTQ+ Personhood
A case that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear has troubling implications for discrimination against LGBTQ+ students in publicly funded school systems.
progressive.org
“St. Mary makes the very meaning of the term ‘discrimination’ central to the case. One person’s experience of discrimination based on LGBTQ+ identity is pitted against another’s defense of their religious identity…” progressive.org/public-schoo...
The U.S. Supreme Court May Continue the Culture War Around Religion and LGBTQ+ Personhood
A case that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear has troubling implications for discrimination against LGBTQ+ students in publicly funded school systems.
progressive.org
“St. Mary makes the very meaning of the term ‘discrimination’ central to the case. One person’s experience of discrimination based on LGBTQ+ identity is pitted against another’s defense of their religious identity…” progressive.org/public-schoo...
The U.S. Supreme Court May Continue the Culture War Around Religion and LGBTQ+ Personhood
A case that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear has troubling implications for discrimination against LGBTQ+ students in publicly funded school systems.
progressive.org
This nation’s founders were explicitly wary of faith-based harm. They tried to craft a Constitution that would help us avoid the mistakes of centuries of religious warfare. And their handiwork is being destroyed by the current Court. progressive.org/public-schoo...
The U.S. Supreme Court May Continue the Culture War Around Religion and LGBTQ+ Personhood
A case that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear has troubling implications for discrimination against LGBTQ+ students in publicly funded school systems.
progressive.org
We have added two more names to this project! I’m pretty sure that will be it lol. Any guesses? faithfulpolitics.substack.com/p/introducin...
Introducing Church & State 250+: How Religion Shaped America
America’s story cannot be told honestly without religion. This July, Faithful Politics is spending the month with historians, scholars, journalists, and faith leaders to understand why.
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The New Apostolic Reformation has been staging Christian nationalist events on the National Mall since 2000. Today they finally got one organized & sponsored by the White House – the culmination of 25 years of work. My new piece explains what it means to them: open.substack.com/pub/matthewd...
Rededicate 250 Is the NAR's Crowning Achievement
A guide to the movement behind today's White House-sponsored Christian nationalist festival on the National Mall
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Great thread on Moms Club, documentary by @wintersrock.bsky.social about local school board takeovers organized by national groups trying to bully LGBT kids. High praise from Jenny: "no one has created anything comparable." I moderate Q&As after screenings. Join the next virtual one Friday night!
Jenny Cohn@jennycohn.bsky.social · 3mo agoWow. I just previewed “Moms Club,” an amazing doc re the astroturfed SoCal school board wars & the moms fighting back. Jaw-dropping—especially where they infiltrate a meeting of the CNP, the secretive Christian Right umbrella driving the school board wars. Private May 15 screening link in post 2. 1/
On Sunday the Trump admin is hosting a 9-hr Christian nationalist festival on the National Mall — w/ govt funding & govt speakers. I study these movements & wrote a field guide: the leaders, the agenda, the history, & what makes this event genuinely unprecedented. open.substack.com/pub/matthewd...
A Field Guide to Rededicate 250
Why we should be concerned about Sunday's White House-sponsored Christian nationalist event on the National Mall
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I was on @msnowreports.bsky.social (Chris Jansing) this afternoon talking about "Rededicate 250" — the White House-promoted, govt-funded Christian nationalist event happening on the National Mall this Sunday. www.ms.now/chris-jansin...
White House to host 9-hour prayer festival on the National Mall this Sunday
The Trump administration is planning to host an all-day prayer festival on the National Mall this weekend. The event is raising questions about the separation of church and state. Visiting scholar at ...
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This video on the rise of Russ Vought is based on scores of interviews, thousands of pages of emails and dozens of hours of videos and recordings of private briefings given by Vought, most of which have not been previously reported.
Russell Vought: The Shadow President
YouTube video by ProPublica
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Five years of PhD work summarized in about a minute — but a lifetime of preparation!
Five years of PhD work summarized in about a minute — but a lifetime of preparation!
A recent Supreme Court case opened the door to providing LGBTQ+ youth with conversion therapy in public schools, even in states where it’s now statutorily banned. @jonsawyer.org @edweek.org bit.ly/42CN8p6
Conversion Therapy for LGBTQ+ Youth: Why It Matters for Schools
A recent Supreme Court case opened the door to providing LGBTQ+ youth with conversion therapy in public schools, even in states where it’s now statutorily banned.
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“More broadly, the executive branch now exerts unprecedented influence over institutional decision-making.”
National Education Policy Center@nepc.bsky.social · 4mo agoNew policy brief: The Trump administration’s first year marks a sweeping shift in federal education policy. @derekgottliebphd.com bit.ly/41Lacls
New policy brief: The Trump administration’s first year marks a sweeping shift in federal education policy. @derekgottliebphd.com bit.ly/41Lacls
Studying the First Year of Trump’s Second Term: The Renewed Importance of Participatory Governance
The first year of Trump's second administration has marked a sharp departure from six decades of federal education policy. This policy brief examines how the administration has expanded executive auth...
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These Catholic preschools want public money with private rules. They're invoking the Free Exercise Clause to demand taxpayer dollars, while invoking the same clause to avoid the anti‑discrimination rules that public schools must comply with. And, yes, this SCOTUS will give them what they want.
Wajahat Ali@wajali.bsky.social · 4mo agoYou wanna guess how this will go? www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/u...
Grateful to @edweek.org for including my piece on conversion “therapy” in this morning’s newsletter. The implications are stark. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
Conversion therapy is cruel. Everyone should have the right to be whomever they were born to be. I'm so pleased that my former student, Jon Sawyer, has been tackling the issue.
Why the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Conversion Therapy Matters for Schools (Opinion)
A recent case puts religiously motivated speech ahead of the well-being of LGBTQ+ youth.
edweek.org
My hunch is that we’ll see more efforts to downplay the severity of these practices, and future litigation. I try to avoid the partisanship of today’s court discourse in this piece, while not compromising the passion I feel. What do you want to know about this topic? www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
Why the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Conversion Therapy Matters for Schools (Opinion)
A recent case puts religiously motivated speech ahead of the well-being of LGBTQ+ youth.
edweek.org
Honored that the largest news outlet tailored to education published my piece about the Supreme Court’s decision on conversion therapy. I try to avoid the partisanship of today’s court discourse, while not compromising the passion I feel. Let me know what you think. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
Honored that the largest news outlet tailored to education published my piece about the Supreme Court’s decision on conversion therapy. I try to avoid the partisanship of today’s court discourse, while not compromising the passion I feel. Let me know what you think. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
Why the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Conversion Therapy Matters for Schools (Opinion): A recent case puts religiously motivated speech ahead of the well-being of LGBTQ+ youth.
Why the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Conversion Therapy Matters for Schools (Opinion)
A recent case puts religiously motivated speech ahead of the well-being of LGBTQ+ youth.
edweek.org
I am grateful to @edweek.org for publishing my analysis of why the Supreme Court’s decision on the conversion therapy case out of Colorado matters for schools and students. Please share widely. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
Why the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Conversion Therapy Matters for Schools (Opinion)
A recent case puts religiously motivated speech ahead of the well-being of LGBTQ+ youth.
edweek.org
This excellent commentary by @jonsawyer.org calls attn to 2 things: (1) the inexcusable harms of conversion "therapy", and (2) SCOTUS's recent wrongheaded decision in Chiles v. Salazar. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
Why the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Conversion Therapy Matters for Schools (Opinion)
A recent case puts religiously motivated speech ahead of the well-being of LGBTQ+ youth.
edweek.org
Dr. Jon Sawyer@jonsawyer.org · 4mo agoI am grateful to @edweek.org for publishing my analysis of why the Supreme Court’s decision on the conversion therapy case out of Colorado matters for schools and students. Please share widely. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
I am grateful to @edweek.org for publishing my analysis of why the Supreme Court’s decision on the conversion therapy case out of Colorado matters for schools and students. Please share widely. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
Why the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Conversion Therapy Matters for Schools (Opinion)
A recent case puts religiously motivated speech ahead of the well-being of LGBTQ+ youth.
edweek.org
Breaking news: Education policy hypocrisy found to be 100% more tolerable with piano accompaniment. bit.ly/3PK25CL
New Single “We Believe in Local Control” Drops Today
Listen now to Kevin Welner’s ed-policy satire earworm.
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Ok. This is brilliant by @nepc.bsky.social. Masterfully exposed the hypocrisy at the heart of the federal administration’s educational (and other) propaganda. youtu.be/RU-fFtIsZns
We Believe in Local Control
YouTube video by NEPCVideos
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I successfully defended my PhD dissertation today at the University of Colorado Boulder. Sincerely, Dr. Jonathon E. Sawyer
