Biblical stories like Jonah and the whale would be required reading for Texas public schools students under proposals that are putting the state at the center of another debate over the role of religion in classrooms. OUTCUE: That’s Bernie Bennett reporting. VERBATIM: Pastors, teachers, parents and students spent hours last Tuesday before the state education […]
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The Bible in Texas Public Schools
Biblical stories like Jonah and the whale would be required reading for Texas public schools students under proposals that are putting the state at the center of another debate over the role of religion in classrooms.
OUTCUE: That’s Bernie Bennett reporting.
VERBATIM: Pastors, teachers, parents and students spent hours last Tuesday before the state education board arguing about the reading list for the state’s 5.4 million kindergartners to 12th-graders.
The board also is considering social studies standards that have been criticized as too state-centric. The list stems from a state law passed in 2023 that calls for the creation of a state-approved list of high-quality reading materials.