Texas proposes Bible readings for K-12 students, reigniting century-old legal battle over their place in public schools

American courts have legislated the Bible’s role in classrooms for more than a century. Whether it’s constitutional depends on the aims of teachers’ lessons.

By: Charles J. Russo, University of Dayton, The Conversation

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Published: April 27, 2026

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By Charles J. Russo, University of Dayton

In 2023, Texas passed a law aimed at improving K-12 students’ reading. In part, it called for a required reading list to spell out “at least one literary work to be taught in each grade level.”

An initial list named about 300 texts – many of them from the Bible. The Texas State Board of Education then cut the list by 100 readings but still included …

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