Texas is one step closer to allowing optional Biblical teachings in public elementary schools. NPR speaks with Carisa Lopez of the Texas Freedom Network about opposition to the legislation.

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Texas gets closer to allowing teachings from the Bible in public elementary schools

Officials in Texas have backed a controversial new public school curriculum that would incorporate Christian lessons from the Bible as early as kindergarten. Mark Chancey, a religious studies professor at Southern Methodist University, discusses what impact Bible lessons in schools could have.

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Religion professor says he’s concerned Texas may include Bible stories in school curriculum

Texas’ education board is a step closer to approving an optional elementary school curriculum that contains biblical stories in reading materials.
On Tuesday, eight of the 15 board members gave their preliminary approval to Bluebonnet Learning, a curriculum developed by the state’s public education agency. A final vote is expected on Friday.
The curriculum, designed for kindergarten through fifth grade, follows a cross-disciplinary approach that…

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Texas Takes Step Closer to Incorporating Bible Material in Elementary School Lessons

The state’s education board has supported the optional curriculum, which will need to pass a final vote before being approved

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Bible-based curriculum could be coming to Texas public schools

Could Texas public elementary school classrooms soon be teaching lessons on the Bible? This week, the Texas education board voted 8–7 to approve a new curriculum that frequently incorporates religious teachings into typical lessons. While supporters claim that the curriculum doesn't proselytize to children—and covers multiple religions, not just Christianity—critics argue that the curriculum amounts to unconstitutional religious instruction. The…

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Texas State Ed Board approves curriculum that emphasizes biblical teachings

The Texas Board of Education presented Tuesday a new Bible-based curriculum that would be optional for schools from kindergarten to fifth grade, one of the latest Republican-led efforts in the United States to incorporate more religious teaching into classrooms. The vote on the Texas State Education Council one step further to pass what is known as the textbook “Bluebonnet,” which provoked hours of often emotional testimony from schoolteachers a…

La junta de educación de Texas presentó el martes un nuevo currículo basado en la Biblia que sería opcional para las escuelas desde el jardín de infantes hasta el quinto grado, uno de los últimos esfuerzos liderados por los republicanos en Estados Unidos para incorporar más enseñanza religiosa en las aulas. La votación acerca al Consejo de Educación del Estado de Texas un paso más a aprobar lo que se conoce como el libro de texto “Bluebonnet”, q…

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Texas Advances Plan to Allow Bible Material in Primary School Lessons · Global Voices

Texas education officials voted in support of a proposal that permits public school teachers to use Bibles as part of the curriculum for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. Because the vote was preliminary, education officials will conduct a final vote on the proposal later this week. Biblical principles, such as the “Golden Rule” and other lessons, could be implemented in classrooms. Should schools adopt the curriculum, they would rec…

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Texas Education Officials Indicate Support for Implementing Biblical Teachings in Schools - American Faith

In bummer news for all fans of the separation of church and state, this Tuesday Texas lawmakers “signaled their support” for a new public school curriculum that will include lessons from—wait for it—the actual bible.  The state-commissioned syllabi, dubbed “Bluebonnet Learning,” is aimed at K-5 elementary school students. Lesson plans are holistic, designed to combine […]

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Texas public school students could soon be tested on the Bible.

The state’s education board has supported the optional curriculum, which will need to pass a final vote before being approved Education officials in Texas have voted to move forward with approving an optional elementary school curriculum that would include lessons based on the Bible, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing education and advocacy groups.  […] The post Texas set to introduce Bible lessons in elementary schools – WaPo appea…

Texas gets closer to allowing teachings from the Bible in public elementary schools

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