Texas public schools could soon be required to teach biblical passages in English classes from kindergarten to senior year, according to a draft proposal before the State Board of Education. The ...

Members of the State Board of Education walked into Wednesday’s meeting with one proposed required reading list for public schools across Texas. They walked out with two. Texas Education Agency ...

The state of Texas is proposing a list of literary works, from nursery rhymes and novels to Bible passages, that would become required reading in all English classrooms statewide. The list, the first ...

Texas public schools could soon be required to teach biblical passages in English classes from kindergarten to senior year, according to a draft proposal before the State Board of Education. The ...

Debates over what constitutes the American literary canon—and whether Bible excerpts should be a part of it—erupted on Wednesday during a tense Texas State Board of Education discussion over a ...

The Bible is one of the most influential texts in human history, but not every ancient religious book was included. Over centuries, religious leaders carefully decided which texts were “canonical” and ...