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Bible infused elementary school curriculum under consideration by Texas board of education

New elementary school curriculum in Texas aims to incorporate Bible teachings into reading and language arts lessons, aligning with Texas Republicans' push for more Christianity in public schools.
Criticism arises over the new materials, with reports from The 74 highlighting excerpts of lesson plans with biblical references. Amplify, a curriculum vendor, backed out of bidding after the state insisted on biblical materials over other religious texts.
Texas includes multiple religions in the curriculum to cater to its widespread textbook use in other states.

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NewsNation

Texas public schools want to teach Bible stories. Should they?

Texas Republicans are debating whether to redesign elementary curriculum to include Bible stories.

9 months ago·Chicago, United States

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The Washington Post

Texas may pay schools to use curriculum critics call overtly Christian

In a proposed elementary-age curriculum, there’s disagreement on whether some details are included as context or to steer students toward one religion over another.

9 months ago

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San Marcos Record

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Some Texas school officials are skeptical that a K-12 curriculum with

Last year, lawmakers entered the legislative session with a historic $32.7 billion budget surplus. Public school administrators were hopeful that some of that money would go toward increasing teacher salaries, raising the base allotment that schools receive per student and overhauling the state’s school funding formula. Public school advocates achieved none of these gains. School funding got caught up in the political battle over school vouchers…

9 months ago

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The Gilmer Mirror

Some Texas school officials are skeptical that a K-12 curriculum with Christian influences is the lifeline state leaders promise

By Pooja Salhotra, The Texas Tribune June 5, 2024 “Some Texas school officials are skeptical that a K-12 curriculum with Christian influences is the lifeline state leaders promise” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps …

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KRIV

Bible infused elementary school curriculum under consideration by Texas board of education

Elementary school curriculum proposed this week would infuse new state reading and language arts lessons with teachings on the Bible, marking the latest push by Texas Republicans to put more Christianity in public schools. The Texas Education Agency released thousands of pages of educational materials this week. They have been made available for public viewing and feedback and, if approved by the State Board of Education in November, will be ava…

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