The curriculum incorporates into English lessons stories from the Bible such as Jesus and his Sermon on the Mount, the parable of the Prodigal Son and the Old Testament tale of Esther. It has ...

which would allow Bible teachings—such as the Golden Rule and lessons from books like Genesis—to be included in classrooms. While the curriculum would remain optional for individual schools ...

Officials in Texas have backed a controversial new public school curriculum that would incorporate Christian lessons from the Bible as early ... a professor of religious studies at Southern ...

Louisiana is looking to add posters of the Ten Commandments into all public school classrooms, while Oklahoma is adding copies of the Bible to classrooms and mandating the book be used in lessons. Bo ...

A Texas Education Agency study of ... analyzed the lessons and found they lacked religious balance, were at times inaccurate and appeared to go out of the way to bring the Bible into classrooms.

Austin, Texas — Texas public schools could use teachings from the Bible in lessons as an option for students from kindergarten through fifth grade under a proposal that drew hours of testimony ...

In Oklahoma, state officials have been trying to include the Bible in public school lesson plans, per the Associated Press. In Louisiana, a federal judge recently ordered state education ...

The Bible could soon be the base for a new elementary school curriculum in Texas. In an 8-7 vote Tuesday, the State Board of Education narrowly voted in favor of the lesson plan attracting both ...

Parents and teachers who opposed the curriculum said the lessons will alienate students of other faith backgrounds. Supporters argued the Bible is a core feature of American history and that ...

(CNN) — Officials in Texas are set to vote this week on a controversial new public school curriculum that incorporates Christian lessons from the Bible as ... of religious studies at Southern ...