Public schools in Texas now have the option to use a new, state-written curriculum infused with Bible stories after the state’s school board voted in favor of the material on Friday. A slim majority of the board’s 15 members – eight to seven – voted to keep the Bluebonnet Learning material on a list of K-5 reading and English language arts materials for potential use in the 2025-26 school year.

The optional curriculum for elementary schools aligns with Trump’s plans for a more conservative agenda in public school classrooms.

Texas has joined the states mixing the Bible with public school classrooms, setting up another potential legal showdown. The Texas State Board of Education voted 8-7 on Friday to

Officials in Texas have backed a controversial new public school curriculum that would incorporate Christian lessons from the Bible as early as kindergarten. Eight out of 15 state school board members voted Tuesday to keep the Bluebonnet Learning curriculum on a list of K-5 reading and English language arts materials that could be used for the 2025-26 school year.

The revisions to reading and English language arts material provided by Bluebonnet Learning have drawn significant backlash from members of the public, education experts and religious leaders for disproportionately focusing on Christianity without equal ...

In a preliminary vote on Tuesday, Texas education officials approved a proposal to allow lessons about the Bible into public school classrooms, according to multiple news reports. The state Board of Education voted 8-7 to adopt standards that would teach biblical lessons to students kindergarten through fifth grade,

The Texas State Board of Education has narrowly approved an optional Bible-based curriculum for elementary school students, igniting a fierce debate over the role of religion in public education. Known as the Bluebonnet Learning curriculum,

The Texas Board of Education tentatively approved new curriculum for elementary schools to integrate Bible in daily lessons.

The Texas State Board of Education has given initial approval to a Bible-infused curriculum that would be optional for public schools to adopt for lessons from kindergarten through fifth grade

The optional teaching materials have ruffled the feathers of critics, who argue it is too Christian and blurs the line between separation of church and state.