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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

which would allow Bible teachings—such as the Golden Rule and lessons from books like Genesis—to be included in classrooms. While the curriculum would remain optional for individual schools ...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas public schools could use teachings from the Bible in lessons as an option for ... giving it a mandate to create its own free textbook. Republican Gov.

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 ...

By Troy Closson Texas education officials backed on Tuesday a new elementary school curriculum that infuses material drawn from the Bible into reading and language arts lessons, a contentious move ...

Other Republican-led states are also making efforts to introduce Bible lessons into public schools. Texas’ education board voted Friday to allow Bible-infused teachings in elementary schools, joining ...