Texas education officials approve optional school curriculum that incorporates Bible lessons. Some say it’s unconstitutional
Public schools in Texas now have the option to use a new, state-written curriculum infused with Bible stories after the state’s school board voted in favor of the material on Friday.
Texas State Board of Education approves Bible-infused curriculum
School districts can choose their own lesson plans, but the state will offer an incentive of $60 per student to districts that adopt the lessons
Texas Board of Education passes Bluebonnet Learning curriculum
The State Board of Education (SBOE) on Friday approved the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) proposal for Texas’ state-owned textbooks, known as Bluebonnet Learning. It passed by a vote of 8-7. It includes new Mathematics curriculum for K-8 students,
After Oklahoma and Louisiana, Texas will be next to try for Bible lessons in schools
While Bible-based lessons will not be mandatory, schools that incorporate them will receive additional funding. Boosters say the Bible is a core feature of American history, while critics point out the lessons will alienate students from other religions.
Texas State Board of Education approves curriculum with Bible-based lessons
The curriculum’s approval was supported by Republican state leaders Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dade Phelan. It follows the passage of a 2023 bill related to open access to instructional materials for districts.
Texas education board approves school curriculum that includes biblical stories
The Texas State Board of Education voted on Friday to approve an optional public school curriculum that includes stories from the Bible and lessons based on the ancient text. The board, which is composed of 10 Republicans and five Democrats,
NC school districts working to replace tutoring curriculum upended by lawsuit
The nonprofit that created a tutoring program serving students across several North Carolina school systems was sued for ...
Michigan Senate Democrats propose bills that would bring cultural history curriculum to classrooms
A group of Democrats in the Michigan Senate has proposed a package of bills to incorporate a curriculum that focuses on the ...
Baptist News Global7h
Here’s why the new Texas school curriculum is so very, very bad
Christian nationalists have set up a test case on whether courts will allow them to destroy one of our country’s founding ...
Education Week1d
Inside the Effort to Shed Light on Districts’ Curriculum Choices
Decisions about curriculum are often hyperlocal in U.S. schools. Individual districts usually have a lot of leeway to choose what materials they adopt. Teachers in those districts often mix and ...
New curriculum approved by Texas education board is dishonest in teachings on slavery
The Bluebonnet curriculum, approved by the Texas State Board of Education, continues to sanitize slavery and be deceptive ...
TEA passes bible curriculum for public schools
We have new details on a plan that could make lessons about the bible part of your child’s school day. The State Board of ...
CBI48m
The CBI responds to the Curriculum and Assessment Review
The CBI recently responded to the Government’s Curriculum and Assessment Review, providing an employer’s perspective on the ...
Baptist News Global2d
Hillsdale College’s shadowy fundraising and American exceptionalism curriculum
One month before the election, I was forwarded an email originally sent from an organization called “Backing America.” The ...
Texas Jews are ‘deeply concerned’ about Christian material in school curriculum
Critics say Bluebonnet Learning — which will be optional but which schools would be paid to adopt — inappropriately centers ...