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The Texas Board of Education approved a new reading list June 26 that will require public school students in the state to read excerpts from the Bible. The list passed the Republican-run board in a 9-5 vote and will officially go into effect in 2030, starting with elementary school students.<\/p>\n

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The required Biblical readings include stories about Moses from the book of Exodus, the parable of the prodigal son from the book of Luke, and excerpts from the Adam and Eve story in the book of Genesis, as well as others, according to a . This list also emphasizes other classic and historical texts, like The Inferno<\/em> by Dante Alighieri, Hamlet<\/em> by William Shakespeare, and the Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln. The state has created a literary canon that will be universal across public schools, although teachers can choose to add additional readings to \u201csupplement the list,\u201d according to the Houston Chronicle.<\/p>\n

Proponents of the new requirements argue that the Bible is integral to understanding Western civilization and American history. Along with the reading list, the board also adopted social studies standards emphasizing American and Texas history. Mary Elizabeth Castle, director of government relations at Texas Values, told The Federalist ahead of Friday\u2019s vote that the board\u2019s work last week \u201cdetermines what heroes, lessons, and principles live in Texas classrooms for the next decade or longer.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTexas Values has successfully advocated for the [state board of education] to resist removing references to our nation\u2019s Christian founding and principles of religious freedom,\u201d Castle told The Federalist. \u201cThe current draft of the standards effectively tell the good and the bad about national and international historical events. However, the standards do so in a way that leads students to appreciate our country and not profane it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, critics and corporate media outlets slammed the required reading list, saying it violatesreligious liberties or prioritizes Christianity. Ahead of the vote last week, a group of \u201cfaith leaders from several religions\u201d and others held a \u201ca\u00a0funeral mourning the loss of religious freedom\u00a0in public schools\u201d outside the Texas Board of Education, according to the left-leaning Texas Freedom Network.<\/p>\n

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A federal court recently upheld a Texas law that leftists also claimed was a violation of religious liberty. Texas passed a mandating that the Ten Commandments be displayed in public school classrooms, not long after Louisiana passed a similar law in 2024. An appeals court ruled this year that the Texas government can legally enforce the law, because it does not contradict the constitutional prohibition against establishing a state religion.<\/p>\n

The decisions by the Texas education board also come as the classical education model is on the rise, especially in states like Texas. This model, which emphasizes history and the liberal arts, started gaining attention in the United States as parents noticed the leftist ideological currents in public education. An analysis by Arcadia Education indicated that, if the growth rate of classical education continues, around 1.4 million Pre-K-12 students will be enrolled in classical schools by 2035.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not just private schools embracing the classical model in recent years. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis overhauled New College of Florida\u2019s Board of Trustees in 2023 to establish a conservative majority. DeSantis hoped \u201cto transform the school\u201d around a classical education model, as The Federalist previously reported. Last year, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott also praised an investment in the University of Texas at Austin\u2019s School of Civic Leadership, which he said would \u201crestore\u201d classical civics education at the university.<\/p>\n

Abbott, who expressed support for the board\u2019s review of the social studies standards, has previously supported legislation allowing schools to provide a time for prayer and Bible-reading for students and staff. The governor signed , which allowed schools to choose whether or not to include a prayer period in their schedules.<\/p>\n

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