The Brief
- Texas education leaders delayed a vote on a proposed statewide public school reading list until April.
- The plan includes required Bible passages, drawing strong opposition during a lengthy public meeting.
- Any approved list would not take effect until the 2030–31 school year.
AUSTIN – A vote on a Texas public school required reading list will now take place in April after a meeting of the state’s education board.
The list, as it was presented by the Texas Education Agency this month, would mandate all public schools teach passages of the Bible in classrooms.
Texas board delays reading list vote
The latest:
The reading list, which proposes nearly 300 books and 11 readings directly from the Christian Bible, was scheduled for Wednesday during a committee of the full board of the Texas Education Agency in Austin.…