Education board decision fuels debate over where teaching about religion ends and religious instruction begins
Education board decision fuels debate over where teaching about religion ends and religious instruction begins
Weekend Editor
Published
June 27, 2026 11:22AM (EDT)
Students have always been able to express their faith at school, but new laws in Texas now mandate Christian faith readings and curriculum for all public schools. (plherrera / Getty Images)
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The Texas State Board of Education has voted to make Bible passages required reading for Texas public school children.
On June 26, 2026, the Texas State Board of Education approved a required reading list for public schools, including selections…
The Texas board of education is set to vote on a required reading list for more than 5 million public school students that…
Critics say such decisions are at odds with the Constitution’s ‘establishment clause’, long understood as separating church and…
