When curriculum standards and religion collide, students and faith traditions lose

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : And: Texas educators propose referring to slavery as 'involuntary relocation' in public schoolsOur nation's Founders recognized the dangers of politicizing religion.
50% : This year, Rosh Hashanah fell on Sept. 26 - the same day the Texas State Board of Education scheduled a public hearing to discuss religious freedoms and the social studies curriculum for students from kindergarten through grade 12.
50% : They recognized the importance of protecting religious freedom by barring government from favoring or restricting faith or any particular religion in the First Amendment to the Constitution.
46% : In Texas, educators still must meet requirements that public schools teach that Moses was a major influence on the American founding documents.

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