Author: Bill Zeeble

Texas students will be required to read Bible passages and learn about the role of Christianity in the state’s history under new reading lists and social studies curriculum approved on Friday LEILA FADEL, HOST: Texas Board of Education is making passages from the Bible required reading for students from first grade through high school. Social studies will also be narrowed from a global perspective to the U.S. and Texas. Bill Zeeble with member station KERA reports.BILL ZEEBLE, BYLINE: The board’s decisions been brewing for a few years, and the majority says Texas students should know Christianity’s role in the creation…