The Northwestern School Board gave the go-ahead last week for a pilot program of released time religious education. Starting in April, Northwestern seventh graders can leave school for an hour once a ...

A new curriculum would focus on Christianity more than other religions. A kindergarten lesson on the Golden Rule, for example, would teach about Jesus and his Sermon on the Mount. By Troy Closson ...

A Texas and American flag in fifth grade teacher Mr. Mejicanos classroom at the Bowie Fine Arts Academy in Grand Prairie on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer Texas students ...

Texas education leaders are on the verge of giving their seal of approval to a controversial set of lesson plans that bring Bible stories into elementary classrooms. Many parents, public school ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Texas’ education board voted Friday to allow Bible-infused teachings in elementary schools, joining other Republican-led states pushing an optional new curriculum that could test boundaries between ...

The State Board of Education will hold public hearings this month over a proposed curriculum for Texas public schools that includes Christian-based religious references in K-5 education. The proposal ...

Texas would allow Bible-infused lessons in elementary schools under changes that were set for a final vote Friday and could test boundaries between religion and public education in the U.S. The ...

Proposed educational materials under scrutiny in Texas were revised this year amid earlier criticism. Officials in Texas have backed a controversial new public school curriculum that would incorporate ...

Texas public schools will have the option to incorporate stories from the Bible as eight out of 15 Texas School Board members on Friday voted in favor of adding the curriculum into elementary school ...

Texas’ education board voted Friday to allow Bible-infused teachings in elementary schools, joining other Republican-led states that pushed this year to give religion a larger presence in public ...