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Reading, writing and religion? A Texas curriculum advisory board’s link to faith-based advocacy

The composition of the state’s hand-picked curriculum advisory board raises questions about whether panelists were inclined to green-light Bible-infused coursework.

Story by Isaac Windes, San Antonio Report for The Texas Tribune
Holy Bibles rest on chairs at Stonewall Church in Douglass on Feb. 26, 2024. Douglass is about 14 miles west of Nacogdoches on Texas Highway 21.

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