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

The curriculum adopted by the Texas State Board of Education, which is controlled by elected Republicans, is optional for ...

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 ...

“It’s a class that is English Language Arts, and any time that there is a reference, which there are several references throughout literature, where there is Bible references, they go at liberty to ...

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 ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas would allow Bible-infused lessons in elementary schools under changes that were set for a final vote ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ... a need for high-quality ...

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 ... case in which the high court ruled it ...

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 ...