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Daily Dispatch 11/18/24: SBOE Votes Today On New Public Ed Materials Full Of Bible Stories, and More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The Texas State Board of Education is set to vote today on the adoption of "Bluebonnet Learning", public school materials developed under a new Texas law that allows the frequent use of Christian Bible lessons: https://communityimpact.com/austin/south-central-austin/texas-legislature/2024/11/15/texas-board-of-education-to-vote-on-first-state-developed-textbooks-nov-18/ ...TEA Commissioner Mike Morath has testified that these Bible lessons have been supported by research showing they improve test scores and vocabulary - critics aren't…
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