The Texas State Board of Education voted on Tuesday to keep “Bible-infused” curriculum materials that have drawn criticism from parents and liberal advocacy groups for improperly promoting Christianity to elementary-school students.
In an 8-7 preliminary vote, the 15-member Republican-majority panel decided that state-developed curriculum materials, known as Bluebonnet Learning, should remain on the Texas list of approved resources, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Bluebonnet’s opponents say that the “Bible-infused reading curriculum” uses lesson plans and student activities to soft-pedal Christian indoctrination in public-school classrooms, while its supporters say the materials help improve students’ knowledge of history.
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