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

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

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

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.

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…

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 …

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…

Texas education leaders unveil Bible-infused elementary school curriculum

Elementary school curriculum proposed this week would infuse new state reading and language arts lessons with teachings on the Bible.