Texas board approves adding Bible stories to required reading for public school students
The reading list will take effect starting in 2030.
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The reading list will take effect starting in 2030.
A proposal to make Bible stories required reading in Texas public schools is putting the state at the center of another contentious battle over the role of religion in classrooms.
A federal appeals court has cleared the way for a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms. CBS News national reporter Kati Weis has the details.
An instructor has been placed on leave after a student complained that she received a failing grade on a paper that cited the Bible to assert that the "belief in multiple genders" was "demonic."
President Trump gave remarks at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., on Monday, where he touched on the recent deadly shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. CBS News' Weijia Jiang has more details.
President Trump spoke at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., on Monday about religious liberty in education. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi has the latest.
The State Board of Education heard testimony from over 150 teachers and parents on the matter.
The Texas State Board of Education approved an optional public school curriculum that includes Bible lessons. CBS News correspondent Jason Allen has more.
The Texas State Board of Education voted to incorporate Bible teachings in certain grades of public grade schools. CBS News' Jason Allen has the latest on the controversial decision.
A Louisiana judge has put a pause on the state's plan to have the Ten Commandments posted in public school classrooms. CBS News reporter Kati Weis has more on that and details on a vote to include bible teachings in Texas' K-5 curriculum.
Texas public elementary schools could use teachings from the Bible in lessons under a proposal drawing intense opposition and praise.