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Texas is taking a final vote on allowing Bible-infused lessons in public schools
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas would allow Bible-infused lessons in elementary schools under changes that were set for a final vote Friday and could test boundaries between religion and public education in the U.S. The proposed curriculum narrowly cleared a preliminary vote this week...
Texas board advances plan to allow Bible material in elementary school lessons
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas' education board on Tuesday advanced a new Bible-infused curriculum that would be optional for schools to incorporate in kindergarten through fifth grades, one of the latest Republican-led efforts in the U.S. to incorporate more religious teaching into classrooms. ...
Texas proposal would give schools the option to use Bible teachings in lessons
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas public schools could use teachings from the Bible in lessons as an option for students from kindergarten through fifth grade under a proposal that drew hours of testimony Monday and follows Republican-led efforts in other states to incorporate more religious teaching...
Oregon school board chair resigns, superintendent and principal on leave over sex abuse arrests
ST. HELENS, Ore. (AP) — A school district in northwest Oregon has put its superintendent and high school principal on leave, accepted the school board chair's resignation and temporarily canceled classes in response to an uproar over the arrests of a teacher and former teacher on sexual abuse...
Majority Black Louisiana elementary school to shut down amid lawsuits over toxic air exposure
RESERVE, La. (AP) — A southeast Louisiana school board voted on Thursday to shut down a predominantly Black elementary school adjacent to a petrochemical facility embroiled in multiple lawsuits linked to its high levels of toxic emissions. Denka Performance Elastomer LLC produces...
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice appoints wife Cathy to state education board after U.S. Senate win
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice appointed his wife to the state school board about a day after a decisive victory in a U.S. Senate race against his Democratic opponent. The 73-year-old Republican governor announced First Lady Cathy Justice's appointment to...
AP Race Call: Republican Maria Elvira Salazar wins reelection to U.S. House in Florida's 27th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Florida on Tuesday. Salazar represents a Miami-Dade district that has swung toward Republicans in recent years. While Democrat Hillary Clinton carried the district in 2016 by double digits, former President Donald Trump narrowly...
Chicago school board head ousted because of social media posts deemed antisemitic, misogynistic
CHICAGO (AP) — The president of the Chicago school board resigned Thursday just a week after he was appointed because of social media posts deemed antisemitic, anti-women and lending credence to a conspiracy theory about the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The Rev. Mitchell Johnson's...
A Florida school board candidate lost his race. DeSantis appointed him to the board anyway
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida school board candidate who lost his race in a county south of Jacksonville will get a seat on the board anyway, after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis tapped him to fill a vacancy. Derek Barrs will take an open seat on the Flagler County School Board...
Voters to decide whether to allow noncitizens to vote in California city's elections
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Voters will decide whether Santa Ana — a city of about 310,000 in Orange County that's southeast of Los Angeles — could become the first in California to allow noncitizens to vote in local elections under a ballot measure this November. It's illegal...
