Public schools in Texas now have the option to use a new, state-written curriculum infused with Bible stories after the state ...

Not all religious organizations favor teaching lessons from the Bible as an option in Texas elementary schools.

Only Republican members of the education board voted for it. All Democratic members and three Republicans opposed it.

The Texas State Board of Education has approved the use of Bible-based lessons in public elementary schools.Officials voted 8 ...

The Texas Education Board voted Friday, Nov. 22, to approve the inclusion of Bible-based lessons in public elementary schools, aligning with similar efforts in other Republican-led states to introduce ...

With the Trump administration promising to champion the conservative Christian movement, the lessons may also offer a ...

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 ...

A majority of the Texas State Board of Education gave final approval Friday to a state-authored curriculum under intense ...

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 ...

Republican members who voted against the materials noted they did so out of concern for the lessons' quality, rather than the use of the Bible stories. In a statement released this week ...

(CNN) — Public schools in Texas now have the option to use a new, state-written curriculum infused with Bible ... studies at ...