Texas Approves Bible Readings for 5M Public School Students
The 15-member Republican board advanced a list of about 200 texts that would make Bible stories and verses required reading for more than 5 million students.
- On Thursday, the majority-Republican Texas State Board of Education granted preliminary approval to a social studies curriculum overhaul and a mandatory reading list featuring Christian stories, following an initial authorization two days prior.
- Supporters argued that requiring students to read Bible stories acknowledges that the nation was founded on Judeo-Christian values, with Brandon Hall, the State Board of Education member for District 11, seeking to roll back 80 years of historical revisionism.
- Blake Ziegler, a Texas field organizer for the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, criticized the inclusion of Lamentations 3, arguing it invites antisemitic implications when paired with Elie Wiesel's Holocaust literature, while Rabbi Josh Fixler called the term "Judeo-Christian" a "fig leaf at inclusion."
- The mandate affects over five and a half million students in Texas, requiring Bible instruction for children as young as 6 years old, though educators stressed that many books do not align with state requirements despite consuming roughly 36 weeks of instructional time.
- Final approval is scheduled for Friday, June 26, 2026; if approved, both the social studies overhaul and the reading list will take effect during the 2030-31 school year.
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I was pleased to read yesterday that even Texas decided to exalt the western identity and limit the various alternative cultures that now dominated and dominate in America precisely because of the cancel culture. From the gathering of the Young League of Marittima, the Minister of Education Giuseppe Valditara exults for the introduction of the mandatory reading of the Bible for five million Texan students. For the minister it is no longer time f…
Texas Becomes First State to Require Public School Students to Read the Bible as Part of Literary Curriculum * The Gateway Pundit * by Cassandra MacDonald
In a significant move to restore the teachings of American heritage, the Republican-controlled Texas State Board of Education approved a new required reading list that mandates the inclusion of passages from the Bible for public school students across all grade levels. The final vote passed 9-5 along party lines on Friday. This makes Texas the first state in the nation to establish a statewide mandated literary program that includes specific Bib…
Texas Approves Biblical Reading List, K-8 Social Studies Standards
The Texas State Board of Education voted Friday to approve a required literature reading list that includes Bible passages and new K-8 social studies standards, while postponing several high school course rewrites for later consideration. The vote capped a week of debate over the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, or TEKS, which set statewide expectations for what students learn. The board also adopted a required literature reading list tied …
Texas state school board approves mandated reading list including Bible passages
(Reuters) — The Texas Board of Education on Friday approved mandated reading lists for public school children that include passages from the Bible — the latest effort by leaders there to infuse the education system with conservative and religious ideals. The post Texas state school board approves mandated reading list including Bible passages appeared first on West Hawaii Today.
In addition to classics, passages from the Bible will also be part of the compulsory reading of schoolchildren in the U.S. state of Texas.
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