Bible-based lessons in Texas elementary schools

SOURCE www.breitbart.com
Texas elementary schools may implement Bible-based lessons in 2025 after the Texas Board of Education voted 8 to 7 in favor. The curriculum is optional but schools receive additional funding if they choose to implement it.

Key Points

  • Bible-based lessons optional but schools receive extra funding if implemented
  • Curriculum created by Texas Education Agency after law passed in 2023
  • Lesson plans publicly released this spring
  • Oklahoma also recently began requiring schools to teach the Bible to students in grades 5 through 12

Pros

  • Bringing students back to the basics of education
  • Providing the best education in the nation according to Gov. Greg Abbott

Cons

  • Potential controversy over mixing religion with public education