Churches and other religious organizations can opt out of the federal system, which requires retirement plans and their sponsors to fund pensions well in advance and to set aside retirement savings in dedicated accounts. That has left hundreds of thousands of workers vulnerable.(Francis, The Wall Street Journal)
Read MoreSome 3.4% of K-12 students in the United States were homeschooled during the 2022-23 academic year, according to recently released data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). That was roughly on par with the 2.8% of students who were homeschooled during the 2018-19 academic year, before the coronavirus pandemic. (Pula, Pew Research Center)
Read MoreWest Virginia senators voted to dismantle one of the nation’s strictest school vaccination policies Friday by greenlighting an exemption for families who say mandated inoculations conflict with their religious or philosophical beliefs. If approved by the House, the bill is expected to be signed into law by Republican Gov. Patrick Morrisey, who has made allowing religious exemptions to vaccines a priority of his administration. (Willingham, AP News)
Read MoreJust 2.5% of the faculty members in the nation's 5,905 Catholic elementary and high schools are religious or clergy members, according to a 2024 report by the National Catholic Educational Association. Nuns make up just 1.5% of Catholic schools' faculty. More than 92% of Catholic school teachers are lay teachers (not nuns, priests, brothers or other clergy). (Trethan, USA Today)
Read MoreWhen the service began in this small weatherboard church in a remote part of West Virginia, the atmosphere was one of pious restraint. Now, it’s unbridled euphoria as each member of the church yields to their emotions in an attempt to reach spiritual transcendence. (Styllis, The Telegraph)
Read MoreLightcap pointed to the “natural progression” of ChatGPT as it becomes more useful and familiar to a broader group of people. “People hear about it through word of mouth. They see the utility of it. They see their friends using it.” (Rooney, CNBC)
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