In 2020 and 2021, as the twin crisis of COVID-19 and the recession overtook the world, some experts predicted that up to one out of three nonprofits were at risk of folding. But not because of donor apathy. In fact, the pandemic dramatically increased ...

The Pledge of Allegiance is a forced display of performative patriotism rooted in nativism, bigotry, and salesmanship. Originally composed by Francis Bellamy in 1892, the pledge was written as part of a patriotic public school program to commemorate the ...

The viral news story of an 11-year-old student who was arrested in Lakeland, Florida, over an alleged classroom disturbance is raising questions about a long-settled legal argument: Can students be forced to stand for, or recite, the Pledge of Allegiance?

Those seeking to revise a Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District directive on recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, as well as defenders of the board’s December 2024

When Aurora James launched the Fifteen Percent Pledge three years ago, it was a call to action that spread like wildfire. It’s only fitting that entrepreneur, fashion pioneer, social activist, and now best-selling author James — whose first name Aurora ...

The Pledge of Allegiance was no longer recited over the loudspeaker, but said in class (which has changed); the DoE issued memoranda earlier in 2015 reiterating policies pertaining to secular holiday celebrations. What's False The Pledge of Allegiance was ...

Summer Rocheleau, an Ephrata resident, has been leading the Pledge of Allegiance at council meetings for over two years. After she finished leading the council in the pledge, Wednesday night, she was recognized by Mayor Bruce Reim,

A new study evaluating the Giving Pledge’s effectiveness says the 15-year-old effort — started by Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates, and Warren Buffett — to push the world’s wealthiest to give away at least half of their fortunes has largely failed.

UPDATE, 8/31/21: Kristin Pitzen, the California schoolteacher who posted video to social media of herself instructing students to say the pledge of allegiance to a Progress Pride flag, has been removed from her classroom pending the outcome of an ongoing ...

To fight epidemic, veterans vow to serve and be there for one another It started with a conversation about veteran suicide and what is causing the "22 a day" epidemic. It continued with a promise, which became the Spartan Pledge. The Spartan Pledge is a ...

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