Secular Education Association

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Grateful for the opportunity to speak with other grassroots activists about Christian Nationalism and Turning Point USA’s attack on our high schools. View original post on Facebook Read More

We signed onto a national coalition letter alongside more than 150 public education organizations urging governors to opt out of the federal voucher tax credit scheme. This letter explains why voucher tax credits are not a solution to underfunded schools — and why states should reject rushed participation in a program with unresolved fiscal, legal,… Read More

“Lifewise Academy isn’t in my school district.” You sure about that? Better check, just in case. View original post on Facebook Read More

We’re grateful to Project Next for hosting this conversation and helping shine a light on how Turning Point USA and Christian nationalist ideology are entering public high schools. Political movements do not belong in public education. Students deserve a learning environment that is inclusive, neutral, and free from ideological recruitment. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/14QmrJt4NkV/?mibextid=wwXIfr View original post on… Read More

🚨 NEW REPORTING: LifeWise Academy’s rapid expansion — by the numbers 🚨 According to LifeWise Academy’s latest IRS filings, the controversial Hilliard-based religious instruction program: • Raised $39.2 million in FY 2024–25• Took in $34.4 million from contributions and grants alone• Reported $11.1 million in net profit (down ~$6M from the prior year)• Increased expenses… Read More

🚨 SOUTH CAROLINA PARENTS & EDUCATORS — TAKE ACTION NOW 🚨 South Carolina Senate Bill S.0752 is LifeWise copy-and-paste legislation. It takes existing optional law and turns it into a “may → shall” mandate, forcing every public school district to adopt a religious release time policy — whether local communities want it or not. This… Read More

🚨 Missouri Release Time Religious Instruction Bills — Full Breakdown & Analysis Missouri legislators have introduced two different Release Time Religious Instruction bills for the 2026 session — even though similar legislation failed in 2025. At first glance, these may look like ordinary “sister bills.”They are not. 👉 Please read the full side-by-side breakdowns below:… Read More

🚨 ALABAMA PARENTS & EDUCATORS: PAY ATTENTION 🚨 Alabama Senate Bill 4 (SB 4) — the national LifeWise playbook — is now in Alabama and pending in the Senate Education Policy Committee. 🔎 Read the bill text yourself:👉 https://legiscan.com/AL/text/SB4/id/3257820/Alabama-2026-SB4-Introduced.pdf This is not new policy.SB 4 is boilerplate “may → shall” legislation mirroring the same national… Read More

📍 This is not isolated. It’s national. The Secular Education Association has launched a nationwide LifeWise Academy tracking map — and the most important thing to understand is this: Every dot represents a real public school district where LifeWise is operating, recruiting, or actively advancing toward access to the school day. CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM IN ACTION.… Read More

THIS is what public education looks like. 🌍❤️Students celebrating their heritage.Families sharing their cultures. Public schools doing what they do best – bringing kids together, not dividing them. Every child belongs in our country’s public schools. Every culture matters. Every student deserves a learning environment grounded in inclusion, dignity, and respect – NOT religious or… Read More

📌 SB 171 update (West Virginia): A state senator confirmed today that SB 171 was removed from the Senate Education Committee agenda after concerns were raised. As the senator stated:“That bill was initially placed on the Senate Education Committee agenda but then removed after a number of you and fellow Senators raised concerns about it.… Read More

🗺️ NEW TOOL: LifeWise Progress Map — Now Live We’ve launched a new interactive map that shows where LifeWise Academy programs are in their own startup process — district by district. 👉 All of this information comes directly from LifeWise’s own website. No speculation. No estimates. Just their data, visualized. LifeWise uses an 11-step process… Read More

Today, the Secular Education Association testified in person before the Indiana House Education Committee in opposition to House Bill 1086. HB 1086 was changed after its author adopted an amendment removing the explicit requirement to post the Ten Commandments in schools. Instead, the bill now designates the Ten Commandments as a “protected writing” in Indiana… Read More

This clip is from the Oklahoma Senate Committee on Education on April 2, 2024, during debate on HB 1425 — what we’ve been calling LifeWise copy-paste legislation. HB 1425 didn’t just allow released-time religious instruction — it mandated it.Traditionally, RTRI laws were permissive: districts may allow released time if they choose.This bill shifts that framework… Read More