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When could Texas elementary schools begin using Bible lessons?

The Texas State Board of Education approved an optional public school curriculum that includes Bible lessons. CBS News correspondent Jason Allen has more.

Texas Education Board to Vote on Bible-Infused Lessons in Public Schools

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.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 19

Texas Education Board Backs Bible-Infused Lessons in Public Schools

School districts serving more than two million elementary-school children would be able to adopt a curriculum that draws on the Bible.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 19

Texas is taking a final vote on allowing Bible-infused lessons in public schools

Texas education officials will soon decide if a controversial Bible-infused curriculum can be taught in public schools

Bible-Based Lessons for Public Schools Get Final Approval in Texas

The state’s board of education narrowly voted to allow schools to start using the reading and language arts curriculum next fall if they choose.

Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Texas approves optional Bible-based lessons for public schools

Texas gave final approval Friday to optional biblical lesson plans for kindergarten through 5th grade classes in state public schools. The State Board of Education voted 8-7 to allow lessons on ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Texas education board approves Bible lessons in public schools

The Texas State Board of Education has adopted new curriculum that will include lessons focused on the Biblical teachings and Christianity's impact on history.

Politics - NBC News - 4 days ago

Trading lessons on US elections

Even when there is a clear policy shift to trade on, timing and implementation of changes is critical

World - Financial Times - November 1

Texas education officials vote to back optional Bible lessons for K-5 classes: Reports

In a preliminary vote on Tuesday, Texas education officials approved a proposal to allow lessons about the Bible into public school classrooms, according to multiple news reports. The state Board ...

Politics - The Hill - November 19

The 1920s desecration of a Gutenberg Bible shocked the US – but miraculously gave a Jewish family new life in Australia

Michael Visontay discovered that a ‘crime against history’ in the book world set off a chain of events that led to his family’s delicatessen in 1950s Sydney . It was a brazen act of extreme ...

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The Observer view on US election: lessons for the left in wake of damning defeat

Donald Trump’s overwhelming mandate is a wake-up call for progressive parties who have lost touch with voters’ concerns. Donald Trump’s unexpectedly clearcut victory in last week’s US presidential ...

World - The Guardian - November 9

At Bible Study for the Homeless, a Search for Meaning

Religion is often overlooked as a factor in the lives of the needy, but those who gather at a center in Virginia say it helps sustain them.

Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Texas board approves Bible curriculum option in public schools

The Texas Board of Education voted Friday to implement its new K-5 curriculum that calls for expanding Bible teachings in classrooms.

Wrestling with the ghosts of 'The Piano Lesson'

The August Wilson adaptation “The Piano Lesson" is an impassioned family drama but it is also a profound ghost story

Entertainment - ABC News - November 18

Barack Obama’s Big Lesson

We cover an analysis of the 2024 election.

Top stories - The New York Times - 22 hours ago

Ryan Walters on national Bible in schools' mandate: ‘You have to have it in the classrooms'

Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters did not reject the idea of a national mandate to require Bibles in schools on Tuesday night when asked if he would implement the policy if selected as the ...

Politics - The Hill - November 13

At The National Bible Bee, Christian Students Perfect the Art of Memory

The National Bible Bee competition, which is fast rising in popularity, demands feats of memorization that make the National Spelling Bee look like a game of tic-tac-toe.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 15

Proposal would allow Bible teachings in Texas public grade schools

Texas public elementary schools could use teachings from the Bible in lessons under a proposal drawing intense opposition and praise.

Texas approves allowing Bible-based teachings in public grade schools

The State Board of Education heard testimony from over 150 teachers and parents on the matter.

Texas Board of Education votes to approve Bible curriculum in elementary schools

The Texas Board of Education narrowly voted Friday to allow Bible-based curriculum in elementary schools.

Texas approves Bible-based curriculum in public grade schools

The Texas State Board of Education voted to incorporate Bible teachings in certain grades of public grade schools. CBS News' Jason Allen has the latest on the controversial decision.

Texas approves new Bible-based curriculum for elementary schools

Teachers can opt in, but state is offering financial incentive of $60 a student for participating school districts. The Texas board of education voted 8-7 on Friday to approve a new Bible-based ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Lankford: Bible should 'absolutely' be taught in schools as a 'historical' and 'cultural' document

Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) said Sunday that the Bible should “absolutely” be taught in schools as both a “historical” and “cultural” document. Lankford joined CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Lessons from a heat pump convert

If the UK is to meet its climate targets, one in 10 homes will need to phase out their gas boiler by 2030. But only 250,000 have transitioned so far. It’s an admittedly complex journey, but worth ...

Business - Financial Times - November 1

Lessons from Florida for the Democratic Party

Despite the left’s constant protestations that, as states and nations become more diverse, they inevitably become more blue, Florida is doing just the opposite.

Politics - The Hill - November 9

Manchester’s lessons for other British cities

Howard Bernstein transformed a city on its knees

World - Financial Times - November 14

Election Myths, Traps, Truths and Lessons

We won’t have enough data to tell the full story of the election for some time. But there are a few things we can say for sure now.

Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago

The Division I team that set records after humiliating a former bible college school by 100 points

Kansas City now has two wins by 85-plus points on the season, the first to do so in Division I history

Sports - CBS Sports - November 19

GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin: Letting Oklahoma public school educators teach the Bible is a 'slippery slope'

Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) said that letting Oklahoma public school educators teach the Bible is a “slippery slope” if the teachers “may not be believers” themselves. Mullin, who ...

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

Lessons from 2024: Presidential campaigns are pointless

All those annoying TV ads, interrupting online ads and irritating texts, not to mention a forest of mail and yard signs littering the landscape — they were all for nothing.

Politics - The Hill - November 7

What kind of capitalism does Trump believe in?

The president-elect would do well to remember what Adam Smith said about the role of ‘moral sentiments’

World - Financial Times - November 8

Veterans Day lessons of remembrance for Donald Trump

Donald Trump would benefit from this history lesson.

Politics - The Hill - November 11

Sister hopes lessons are learned from brother's death

Christopher Trolan died after staff failed to give him a sufficient level of antibiotics in November 2019.

Can a fractured Democratic Party learn the lessons of 2024?

Democrats’ post-election hangover won’t be quick in dissipating.