State Board of Education fields concerns about Christian bias in proposed K-12 curriculum

TEA Commissioner Mike Morath, center left, answers questions from State Board of Education members on Wednesday. Morath unveiled last month a proposed K-12 curriculum infused with biblical references. (Credit: Olivia Anderson/The Texas Tribune)

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Members of the public told the Texas State Board of Education on Thursday they worried a proposed elementary school curriculum infused with religious references is too complicated, biased toward Christianity and below the standards of a classical education.