SBOE Member Who Opposed Bible Reading in Public Schools Says Government Is Taking over Classrooms

SBOE member who opposed Bible reading in public schools says government is taking over classrooms

“…we’ve stripped that right away from parents to raise their students how they see fit,” Dr. Tiffany Clark said.

Texas Mandates Bible Readings in Public Schools K-12

The Texas State Board of Education voted 9, 5 on June 26 to approve a revised K, 12 literature curriculum that weaves Bible stories and direct scriptural passages into required reading lists for more than five million public school students, a first-of-its-kind mandate that no other state has adopted in recent memory. The decision, made by the Republican-controlled board at its Austin meeting, sets a 2030 start date for elementary classrooms, wi…

Texas Approves Mandatory Public School Bible Readings

The Texas State Board of Education recently mandated a public school reading list featuring various biblical passages, violating the establishment clause of the First Amendment by prioritizing Christian teachings. Historical legal precedents over the past century consistently reject non-secular classroom instruction. Texas's narrow policy fails to reflect religious diversity and faces inevitable litigation before its staggered implementation beg…

Texas board votes to require Bible readings in public school curriculum

The Texas State Board of Education voted 9, 5 on June 26 to approve a revised K, 12 literature curriculum that weaves Bible stories and direct scriptural passages into required reading lists for more than five million public school students, a first-of-its-kind mandate that no other state has adopted in recent memory. The decision, made...

Texas Brings the Bible to the Classroom – Family Council

Texas’ new reading list requirements for public school students will include Bible stories. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette recently reported the Texas State Board of Education voted on June 26 to adopt a mandatory reading list for more than 5 million public school students. The list includes biblical stories like David and Goliath and Daniel and the Lion’s Den alongside literary classics likes Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations. The new curricul…

Texas SBOE Approves Sweeping K-8 Social Studies Overhaul, Sparking Statewide Debate

Written by Jake Lehrer The Texas State Board of Education has revamped the K-8 Social Studies curriculum courses and has made the State’s first extensive required reading list of around 200 required reading literature, bringing both praise and criticism from around the state. The SBOE voted 9-4, with one abstaining, in favor of a social studies curriculum overhaul for K-8 social studies that focuses extensively on a chronological study of Texas …