Texas board approves public school reading material that includes Bible stories

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : In Oklahoma, the top education official ordered public schools to teach the Bible and Louisiana leaders directed schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms.
54% : Nationwide conversationThe approval of the Texas Education Agency-created materials broadens the politicized national conversation about the role of religion in public schools.
50% : "Texas lawmakers have begun filing bills for the upcoming state legislative session that would further integrate religion into public schools.
44% : GOP leaders in these states also challenged constitutional protections that bar religious instruction from public education.
39% : This debate about the role of religion in public schools is cropping up across the nation, although it's not new, said Joshua Cowen, a professor of education policy at Michigan State University.

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