The full pledge, which many American children memorized in school, is as follows: "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands ...

Our online readers appear to be more traditional than Minnesotans as a whole. Two weeks ago, we asked the question: “Should public school students be required to say the Pledge of Allegiance ...

During the swearing-in ceremony of new senators, Vice President Kamala Harris momentarily fumbled while reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, leading to widespread criticism from conservative ...

Two years after being voted down, the Pledge of Allegiance will have a place in Bemidji Area Schools Board of Education meetings. During its first regular meeting of 2025 on Monday, the board secured ...

Area Schools Board of Education will meet for its first regular session of 2025 at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 27, in the district office board room. The board will vote on possibly adding the ...

House Bill 1222 would require the pledge at the beginning of the school day. Students can be excused from doing so with ...

Eight representatives and three senators are sponsoring House Bill 1222, which would make the pledge of allegiance mandatory at the beginning of the school day.

It is in this context that we should consider House Bill 1222 in the North Dakota Legislature which, if passed, would make reciting the Pledge of Allegiance obligatory for school kids.

As red-blooded Americans, we all know the Pledge of Allegiance. Most schools require students to recite it before the day's classes begin. But the 31-word passage has evolved over time.

And when the bell rang, they stood as one to pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty ...