Texas Schools Consider Bible in Reading Lists

0:00On April 7, Texas education leaders are pushing to mix Bible stories into school reading lists and amp up lessons on U.S. and Texas history. The State Board of Education, with a 10-5 Republican Edge, meets Tuesday to review these plans that hit millions of kids across grades. Drafts spell out books like The Very Hungry Caterpillar for kindergarten, A Wrinkle in Time for 7th grade, and Martin Luther King, Jr. I Have. A Dream Speech for Eighth. They add Bible picks too, like David and Goliath for middle school and a love passage from first Corinthians for high schoolers. Another idea scales back, required reads, and brings Bible into elementary. Democrats on the board blasted for skipping diversity, especially with Hispanic and black kids making a most of Texas public schools. Critics call the history tweaks too heavy on American exceptionalism and Christian roots, dialing back world events. Others argue it revives core Western lessons, like the Good Samaritan story, key to U.S.

1:00culture. This fits a bigger Republican drive, backed by over $150 million from the Trump team for civics ahead of America's 200, 50th birthday. The board votes preliminarily this week, final call in June. But changes won't roll out until 2030, giving plenty of time to watch how it, shapes young minds. But across the country, powered by AI, this is U.S. News Today.