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Texas board approves adding Bible stories to required reading for the state’s more than 5 million public school students

By The Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas board approves adding Bible stories to required reading for the state’s more than 5 million public school students.

Bible stories are approved as required reading in Texas public schools

By The Associated Press
DALLAS (AP) — Texas' education board on Friday approved a required reading list for more than 5 million public school students that includes Bible stories, widening conservative efforts to bring Christian teachings into U.S. classrooms. The state-mandated list of assigned reading — which includes Charles Dickens’ “Great Expectations” and excerpts from the New Testament — appeared to be among the first of its kind of the nation and will take effect starting in 2030.
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