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 ...
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 ... a professor of religious studies at Southern ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Texas would allow Bible-infused lessons in elementary schools under changes that were set for a final vote Friday and could test boundaries between religion and public education in the U.S. The ...
Austin, Texas — 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 testimony ...
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 ...
Texas education leaders are on the verge of giving their seal of approval to a controversial set of lesson plans that bring Bible stories ... a religious studies professor at Southern Methodist ...