Officials in Texas have backed a controversial new public school curriculum that would incorporate Christian lessons from the Bible as early as kindergarten. Eight out of 15 state school board members ...

After working for 12 years as a religious educator of both children and adults in the Archdiocese of New York, in July 1988, I accepted a ministry position at the Center for Pastoral Life and Ministry ...

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. A slim majority ...

Texas education leaders are on the verge of giving their seal of approval to a controversial set of lesson plans that bring Bible stories into elementary classrooms. Many parents, public school ...

Texas’ education board voted Friday to allow Bible-infused teachings in elementary schools, joining other Republican-led states pushing an optional new curriculum that could test boundaries between ...

A new curriculum would focus on Christianity more than other religions. A kindergarten lesson on the Golden Rule, for example, would teach about Jesus and his Sermon on the Mount. By Troy Closson ...

Texas would allow Bible-infused lessons in elementary schools under changes that were set for a final vote Friday and could test boundaries between religion and public education in the U.S. The ...

A Texas and American flag in fifth grade teacher Mr. Mejicanos classroom at the Bowie Fine Arts Academy in Grand Prairie on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer Texas students ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Proposed educational materials under scrutiny in Texas were revised this year amid earlier criticism. (Angela Piazza/The Corpus ...

Texas’ education board voted Friday to allow Bible-infused teachings in elementary schools, joining other Republican-led states that pushed this year to give religion a larger presence in public ...