The optional teaching materials have ruffled the feathers of critics, who argue it is too Christian and blurs the line between separation of church and state.
Texas officials are backing a state-wide elementary school curriculum that includes Biblical references. The Texas State Board of Education, a 15-member elected body with a Republican majority, voted 8-7 Tuesday to keep the state-developed instructional materials on the state’s list of approved resources, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Thomas Lindsay, a policy director for higher education with the conservative think tank Texas Public Policy Foundation and member of an advisory group that helped the state with the curriculum, echoed a similar sentiment. 'There’s a difference between teaching about religion and teaching religion,' he said. TRUMP TAPS FORMER WWE CEO LINDA MCMAHON TO SERVE AS EDUCATION SECRETARY Republican Texas Gov.
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