Texas education officials approve optional school curriculum that incorporates Bible lessons. Some say its unconstitutional
Public schools in Texas now have the option to use a new, state-written curriculum infused with Bible stories after the state ...
The New York Times3d
Bible-Based Lessons for Public Schools Get Final Approval in Texas
The curriculum incorporates into English lessons stories from the Bible such as Jesus and his Sermon on the Mount, the parable of the Prodigal Son and the Old Testament tale of Esther. It has ...
CNN3d
Texas education officials approve optional school curriculum that incorporates Bible lessons. Some say its unconstitutional
Under the curriculum, a kindergarten lesson about the “Golden Rule” would prompt instructors to teach students about Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, from the Bible’s New Testament; the teacher ...
CNN6d
Texas officials signal support for adding Bible lessons for K-5 classes as some states push Christianity in public schools
Officials in Texas have backed a controversial new public school curriculum that would incorporate Christian lessons from the Bible as early as kindergarten. Eight out of 15 state school board ...
Austin American-Statesman2d
Texas State Board of Education OKs hotly debated state-created lessons with Bible stories
The materials sparked heated debates for months from opponents who say the lessons lean into proselytizing and include instruction more suitable for a Sunday school. While those in favor of the ...
The Hill5d
Texas education officials vote to back optional Bible lessons for K-5 classes: Reports
In a preliminary vote on Tuesday, Texas education officials approved a proposal to allow lessons about the Bible into public school classrooms, according to multiple news reports. The state Board ...
Los Angeles Times2d
Texas education board approves Bible-infused curriculum for elementary schools
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ education board voted Friday to allow Bible-infused teachings in elementary schools, joining other Republican-led states that pushed this year to give religion a larger ...
The Hill2d
Texas approves optional Bible-based lessons for public schools
Louisiana is looking to add posters of the Ten Commandments into all public school classrooms, while Oklahoma is adding copies of the Bible to classrooms and mandating the book be used in lessons. Bo ...
Yahoo6d
Texas proposal would give schools the option to use Bible teachings in lessons
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas public schools could use teachings from the Bible in lessons as an option for students from kindergarten through fifth grade under a proposal that drew hours of ...
KTEN2d
Texas school board approves optional curriculum that incorporates Bible lessons for K-5 classes
Under the curriculum, a kindergarten lesson about the “Golden Rule,” for instance, would prompt instructors to teach students ...
Dallas Morning News3d
Read excerpts of what Texas lessons may include about the Bible, Christianity
Texas education leaders are on the verge of giving their seal of approval to a controversial set of lesson plans that bring Bible stories into elementary classrooms. Many parents, public school ...
Indiatimes1d
Texas education board approves Bible-based curriculum for elementary schools
In a controversial move, the Texas State Board of Education approved new elective curriculum allowing Bible lessons in elementary schools. Supporters believe the Bible is crucial to American ...