Church/State Flap Nixes School Chorus Easter Appearance at Italian Basilica

Church/State Flap Nixes School Chorus Easter Appearance at Italian Basilica

A Massachusetts public school chorus cancelled a performance planned for Easter Sunday Mass in Italy after an advocacy organization told school officials it would violate the First Amendment.

The chamber chorus at Groton-Dunstable Regional High School is planning to tour Europe in the spring. The highlight of the original schedule was a performance Easter Sunday at St. Anthony's Basilica in Padua, Italy, which is considered one of the most beautiful in Europe.

Report: School Choice Increases Achievement, Reduces Crime
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Report: School Choice Increases Achievement, Reduces Crime

Andrew Eicher

(CNSNews.com) – School choice advocate Betsy DeVos, president-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of education, faces her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee later today following the release of a timely report detailing school choice's positive societal and economic benefits.

Democrats and teachers unions have harshly criticized DeVos, claiming that expanding school choice would result in the destruction of the public school system.

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