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A Mission In Missouri
LifeWise Academy has struggled to establish a foothold in Missouri. According to SEA’s tracking of the organization’s own materials, only a small number of districts have entered the early stages…
Keep readingLoss of a student by LifeWise Academy raises concerns about transparency, safety procedures and accountability.
Secular Education Association previously reported about an incident that occurred on December 10, 2025, when a 7-year-old child was left behind by LifeWise Academy in Decatur, Indiana. A negligent lack…
Keep readingLifeWise’s Quiet Policy Overhaul
What Changed Between April 2024 and August 2025 — and Why It Matters Between April 2024 and August 2025, LifeWise Academy quietly rewrote the rules governing how its programs operate…
Keep readingHow LifeWise Gets Into Public Schools
An Investigative Record From One Kentucky District — and a Pattern Repeated Over and Over LifeWise Academy frequently characterizes its presence in public schools as the result of local, community-driven…
Keep readingHow LifeWise Quietly Engineered State Power — and Why Ohio Was Only the Beginning
It is easy to believe that major changes in public education happen through laws, hearings, and votes. What happened in Ohio shows something very different. It started quietly, behind closed…
Keep readingSecular Education Association Joins National Coalition to End Child Marriage
The Secular Education Association (SEA) is proud to announce it has joined the National Coalition to End Child Marriage as an organizational ally, partnering with Unchained At Last and advocates…
Keep readingLifeWise and Family Policy Alliance: A Mission to Take Over Public Schools
In a revealing interview from November of 2024, leaders Joel Penton and Craig DeRoche describe schools as Christian “mission fields,” laying out a national plan to turn public education into…
Keep reading“Good Kids Go to Church?”
What LifeWise Academy’s Lesson Plans Really Teach Children LifeWise Academy likes to tell school boards and parents that its program is about “character education.” They describe lessons in honesty, respect,…
Keep readingWhere the Line Is: Religious Groups and Public School Events
As another school year begins, parents across the country are asking the same question: Can religious groups like LifeWise set up inside public schools during open houses and recruitment events?…
Keep readingBiblesinSchools.org : Another Front in the Push to Evangelize Public Education
In recent years, a nonprofit called Bibles in Schools has been working quietly but persistently to place Christian scriptures into public school libraries across the United States. Founded in 2018…
Keep readingLifeWise’s Fraudulent TPMA Outcomes Report
Maybe you’ve seen this paid for “study” that Lifewise Academy uses to tout their program and the ridiculous claim that they are positively affecting public school metrics like attendance, instruction…
Keep reading𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐖𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 — 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝.
Why would LifeWise change their vision statement? Why reword a document which is at the core of their ministry? Because people noticed. Because we raised concerns. Because “unchurched” made it…
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