Texas students are inching closer to attending social studies and reading classes that minimize racial, geographic and cultural diversity while emphasizing the Bible. The majority-Republican State Board of Education on Thursday morning granted preliminary approval to a rewrite of Texas’ social studi…
AUSTIN, TEXAS – JUNE 22: State Board of Education Chair Aaron Kinsey speaks during a meeting on proposed social studies standards at the Barbara Jordan Building in Austin on Monday, June 22, 2026. The board is considering revisions that would place greater emphasis on Christian history and biblical …
Texas is on the verge of requiring more than 5 million public school students to study Bible stories and verses as part of its core English and literature curriculum, marking a significant step in a broader conservative push to integrate Christian teachings into American classrooms.
Texas is poised to make the Bible required reading for five million public school students. The Texas State Board of Education is expected to vote Friday to approve legislation to scrap teaching about “World Cultures” and make Bible stories and verses a permanent part of the K-12 curriculum—a blatan…
The State Board of Education on Friday approved a new reading list that includes numerous Bible passages. They’re also considering a social studies curriculum that emphasizes U.S. and Texas history...
DALLAS (AP) — Texas' education board on Friday approved a required reading list for more than 5 million public school students that includes Bible stories, widening conservative efforts to bring Christian teachings into U.S. classrooms.
Texas, which educates roughly 1 in 10 of the nation's public school students, has been at the forefront of a charge to incorporate more religion into classrooms.
Texas will require Bible stories in public schools after the State Board of Education approved a mandatory reading list Friday alongside a rewrite of K-8 social studies lessons that minimize […]
The Texas State Board of Education on Friday approved a new required reading list that contains Bible passages, thus making Texas the first state in America where […]
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — The Texas State Board of Education has approved a proposal that will establish lists of required reading — including Bible verses alongside classic titles — for its K-12 English and literature curriculum.
