April Fools’ Day is supposed to be about bad ideas. Public schools shouldn’t have to deal with them the rest of the year. Across the country, policies dressed up as “freedom” are quietly reshaping the public school day. From released-time religious programs to so-called “moral instruction” mandates, communities are being asked to normalize changes that… Read More

Every child belongs in public school. That includes trans students. On Trans Day of Visibility, we want to say this clearly and without apology: Trans students deserve to feel safe, seen, respected, and included at school.They deserve classrooms where they can learn without fear.They deserve adults who protect their dignity.They deserve peers and communities that… Read More

🏆 NATIONAL GRANT WIN SEA Selected for the Empathy Project! We are thrilled to announce that the Secular Education Association has been officially selected as a recipient of a 2026 Empathy Project Grant! Out of more than 600 applicants nationwide, our “Public School Belonging Day” initiative was chosen as one of only 100 projects to… Read More

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“We need to have more of a coordinated effort… it’s something we need to work on as a community.” Great to hear from our SEA cofounder, Zach, at the Fort Wayne No Kings rally this weekend. He’s right—if we want to be effective, we have to move as a team. So proud of the work… Read More

When the stakes are this high, “Good Enough” is a liability. 📊 We’ve seen several “toolkits” and “summaries” circulate regarding the LifeWise Academy outcomes report. While we appreciate everyone standing up for our public schools, we’ve noticed a dangerous trend: a complete lack of verifiable math and cited research. In a school board meeting or… Read More

Before districts say yes to religious release time, communities deserve more than vague promises. These programs can affect the entire school day; including scheduling, staff roles, neutrality, and the students who do not participate. Whether it is LifeWise, Bible2School, School Ministries, or another religious release time program, these are questions every community should have answered… Read More

NORTH CAROLINA New Hanover County Schools does **not** have to approve LifeWise — and local families are fighting because they know exactly what this does: it pulls outside religious programming into the structure of the public school day. According to local reporting, this proposal would send students off campus once a week for about 45… Read More

Louisiana’s SB 112 is not just a “released time” bill.Read what it actually says. It opens the door to religious instruction being taught on campus.It says these programs can access “funds, benefits, or services.”It allows schools to award academic credit for it. That is not school neutrality. That is public schools being pushed deeper into… Read More

Alabama’s SB 248 is scheduled for March 31. And this bill is not fooling anyone. Current law says local school boards may implement released time religious instruction policies. SB 248 adds language saying boards shall allow it.But the revised text still leaves behind “may implement” language too. So which is it?Optional? Or mandatory? That ambiguity… Read More

During CNN’s The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper, one supporter of this movement is asked whether dismantling the Department of Education — and ultimately getting rid of public schools — is what they want. His answer: Yes. Then the segment points to the expansion of so-called “God-centered schools” as the alternative. This is why SEA… Read More

Antisemitism does not just appear. It is taught.It is repeated.It is excused until it shows up in public like this. A gas pump in Muskingum County blaming Jewish people for gas prices is not “just a sticker.” And a Holocaust remembrance post in Carmel, Indiana being flooded with antisemitic comments is not “just the internet.”… Read More

OHIO 63–30 vote. SB 341 still waiting. Ohio lawmakers acted quickly to pass HB 249, Ohio’s drag ban bill, in the name of protecting children. But the bill to end child marriage is still sitting there. If protecting kids is the goal, why isn’t that the priority? Children deserve protection from harm — not protection… Read More

LifeWise.“Moral instruction” bills.Chaplains in schools.Ten Commandments laws.Religious access to students during the school day. Still think these are isolated? They are not. There is a reason education keeps showing up as a target. Some movements openly talk about “taking back” the institutions that shape society. Schools are on that list. Because if you influence education,… Read More

They said it themselves. Watch the full video. The screenshots show exactly where it came from: Henry Kaestner shared it on LinkedIn. Kaestner is the co-founder of Faith Driven Entrepreneur and Faith Driven Investor, a co-founder and partner at Sovereign’s Capital, and the former CEO/chairman of Bandwidth. With him are Tim Stoller, a founding board… Read More