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Literary works list includes passages from Old, New Testaments
The book of Job is one step closer to joining Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat in Texas classrooms.
More than a dozen passages from the Holy Bible are on a statewide list of required literary works for millions of students across the state that was preliminarily approved Thursday by the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE).
The Republican-majority panel voted 9-1 to approve the reading list, which will become mandatory for all public schools in Texas starting in 2030, pending a final vote scheduled for June.
Officials initially pushed back the vote in January following controversy on an initial draft version of the Literary Works List, which was recommended by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) under House Bill 1605, passed by the Legislature in 2023.
If granted final approval, the list would apply to the state's approximately 5.4 million students from kindergarten through 12th grade and mandates specific texts that students must read either in full or in excerpt form, alongside classic children's stories, novels and other literature.
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The book of Job is one step closer to joining Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat in Texas classrooms.
More than a dozen passages from the Holy Bible are on a statewide list of required literary works for millions of students across the state that was preliminarily approved Thursday by the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE).
The Republican-majority panel voted 9-1 to approve the reading list, which will become mandatory for all public schools in Texas starting in 2030, pending a final vote scheduled for June.
Officials initially pushed back the vote in January following controversy on an initial draft version of the Literary Works List, which was recommended by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) under House Bill 1605, passed by the Legislature in 2023.
If granted final approval, the list would apply to the state's approximately 5.4 million students from kindergarten through 12th grade and mandates specific texts that students must read either in full or in excerpt form, alongside classic children's stories, novels and other literature.
Continued below.
Texas education board gives preliminary OK to Bible content on mandatory reading list
More than a dozen passages from the Holy Bible are on a statewide list of required literary works for millions of students across the state that was preliminarily approved by the Texas State Board of
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