Bible-infused lessons for Texas public schools narrowly approved
The lesson plans – intended to boost children’s reading skills – ignited controversy as parents, education advocates and ...
The New York Times3d
Bible-Based Lessons for Public Schools Get Final Approval in Texas
The curriculum incorporates into English lessons ... truth to children as young as 5. But Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, and other supporters of the new program say that the Bible is a ...
CNN3d
Texas education officials approve optional school curriculum that incorporates Bible lessons. Some say its unconstitutional
“Parents and families, not politicians or government officials, should get to decide if, when and how their children ... the Bible’s New Testament; the teacher guide for that lesson also ...
Los Angeles Times2d
Texas education board approves Bible-infused curriculum for elementary schools
Greg Abbott has voiced support for the lesson ... presents these Bible stories,” said Amanda Tyler, executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty. Children who would ...
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 ... Very young children may take these biblical tales ...
Houston Public Media3d
Texas is taking a final vote on allowing Bible-infused lessons in public schools
In Oklahoma, the state’s top education official has tried to incorporate the Bible into lesson plans for children in fifth through 12th grades. A group of teachers and parents recently filed a ...
The New York Times6d
Texas Education Board Backs Curriculum With Lessons Drawn From Bible
School districts serving more than two million elementary-school children would be ... infuses material drawn from the Bible into reading and language arts lessons, a contentious move that would ...
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 ...
WHNT3d
Texas education board approves optional Bible-infused curriculum for elementary schools
In Oklahoma, the state’s top education official has tried to incorporate the Bible into lesson plans for children in fifth through 12th grades. A group of teachers and parents recently filed a ...
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(CNN) — Texas officials will vote today on a new public school curriculum that incorporates Bible lessons in K-5 classes ...
Democracy Now5d
Texas Board of Education Wants Bible Lessons in Public Schools
In Texas, a majority of the state Board of Education has voiced support for a new Bible-based curriculum for ... particularly because they are focusing on kids so young and so impressionable ...
The Texas Tribune6d
State Board of Education approves Bible-infused curriculum
Members also said politics in no way influenced their vote and that they supported the materials because they believed it would best serve Texas children ... from the Bible, the lesson explains ...