US EditionTexas Board of Education to consider requiring Bible passage readings for public schools
The proposal would affect nearly 5.5 million students and has drawn criticism from historians and Democratic board members.
- On Tuesday, the Texas State Board of Education—comprised of 10 Republicans and five Democrats—began considering proposals to add at least 15 Bible passages to the English curriculum for public school students.
- Previously, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton encouraged districts to adopt the optional Bluebonnet Learning plan, which offers $20 more per student in state funding than other state-approved materials.
- The New York Times reports that proposed readings span every grade, including biblical stories like David and Goliath alongside established works such as "The Odyssey" and Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech.
- Initial voting is expected this week, with a final decision scheduled for June; if approved, the new requirements for nearly 5.5 million students would take effect in 2030.
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According to proposals that place the state at the center of another controversy over the role of religion in classrooms, Bible accounts such as Jonah’s and the whale would be mandatory readings for Texas public school students. Religious leaders, teachers, parents and students devoted hours on Tuesday before the state education board to debate the reading list for 5.4 million students from preschool to the state’s last year of high school. The …
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Bible stories would be part of a new Texas public schools reading list drawing attention
Bible stories like Jonah and the Whale would be part of a new Texas public schools reading list that is so controversial that religious leaders, teachers and parents testified for hours Tuesday for and against it.
Texas considers required reading lists with Bible passages in schools
The Texas State Board of Education meets Tuesday to consider new statewide reading requirements that would include passages from the Bible. The New York Times reports the proposed English and social studies curriculum would apply to millions of public school students and has already drawn pushback from some historians and Democratic board members. Bible passages included across grade levels Republicans hold a 10-5 majority on the board. The prop…
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