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 ...

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 ...

The Texas state school board on Friday approved an optional elementary school curriculum that includes Bible-based lessons that critics have said inappropriately promote Christian beliefs in ...

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 ...

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 ...

(CNN) — Officials in Texas on Tuesday backed a controversial new public school curriculum that would incorporate Christian lessons from the Bible as early as kindergarten. Eight out of 15 state ...

“What’s old is new,” Cowen said, adding that in the 1960s, prayer and the study of the Bible in schools became hot-button issues that energized public debate. A surge in interest in religion ...

The analysis argued the curriculum overemphasizes Christianity over other religions, provides a one-sided portrayal of Christianity, and uses detailed Bible lessons that are “unnecessary and ...

Parents and teachers who opposed the curriculum said the lessons will alienate students of other faith backgrounds. Supporters argued the Bible is a core feature of American history and that ...

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 ...