Texas education board delays vote on controversial curriculumAUSTIN - A Texas public education board was expected to vote Monday on a proposed student curriculu
AUSTIN - A Texas public education board was expected to vote Monday on a proposed student curriculum that critics say is too greatly influenced by Christianity and Christian teachings for a public education curriculum.
The initiative, known as Bluebonnet Learning, comes as a result of legislation passed by the legislature and signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott in 2023, with the goal of a state-sanctioned curriculum to be used by the entire state. Though it's not required to be adopted, schools will receive financial incentives if they do adopt the curriculum.
"Students should learn about the influence of religion in our history and society, including in literature, but this curriculum goes beyond promoting religious literacy," Carisa Lopez, deputy director of the Texas Freedom Network, a progressive advocacy organization, said. "Bible study and other lessons undermine the freedom of families to direct the religious education of their own children without state interference.
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