Turning Point USA’s High School Push in GOP States Meets Free Speech, Religion Concerns

Turning Point's school push draws criticism

OMAHA, Neb. — Republican leaders across the U.S. are encouraging chapters of the conservative political group Turning Point USA in all public high schools in the wake last year's assassination of co-founder Charlie Kirk, an effort they describe as countering…

Turning Point USA’s high school push in GOP states raises free speech and religious concerns

Republican leaders across the U.S. are encouraging chapters of the conservative political group Turning Point USA in all public high schools in the wake last year’s assassination of co-founder Charlie Kirk, an effort they describe as countering the oppression of conservative voices in education.

From campuses to classrooms: Turning Point USA’s next frontier

The expansion into high schools with political backing is intensifying a national fight over education and ideology

Turning Point USA’s high school push in GOP states meets free speech, religion concerns

A push by Republican leaders to promote Turning Point USA chapters in public high schools is stirring a free speech debate. While GOP governors say the partnerships counter the oppression of conservative voices in education, critics argue these leaders often…

Correction: Education-Turning Point story

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — In a story and in photo captions published Apr. 16, 2026, about Turning Point USA’s expansion into high schools, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of Lily Adler, president of the Young Democrats chapter in…