Posted 11:32 AM 6/25/2026 by JIM VERTUNO and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas would make Bible stories required reading for more than 5 million public school students under a proposal that has reignited debate over widening efforts in the U.S. to put more religion in classrooms.

A final vote by the Republican-controlled Texas State (More)

Posted 2:15 PM 6/24/2026 by Jaden Edison

Texas students may soon attend social studies and reading classes that minimize racial, geographic and cultural diversity while emphasizing the Bible. 

The majority-Republican State Board of Education granted preliminary approval Tuesday afternoon to a reading list for all public (More)

Posted 7:26 PM 6/22/2026 by Jaden Edison

Texas students may soon attend social studies and reading classes that minimize racial, geographic and cultural diversity while emphasizing the Bible. 

The State Board of Education has two pivotal votes slated for this week that would usher in these changes: one on a rewrite of (More)