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What Next | Daily News and Analysis

When Jesus Is on the Curriculum

What Next | Daily News and Analysis

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Politics, Daily News, News Commentary, News

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

New curriculum for Texas public schools teaches vocabulary and reading through stories from the Bible and takes a noticeably Christian point of view towards history. When does teaching stop and preaching begin—and isn’t this a pretty clear violation of the First Amendment? Guest: Jaden Edison, public education reporter for the Texas Tribune. Want more What Next? Join Slate Plus to unlock full, ad-free access to What Next and all your other favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the What Next show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme and Rob Gunther. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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spent most of his days in a big boxy building in downtown Austin.

1:25.6

He was there to watch the State Board of Education meet and talk and meet and talk.

1:33.9

These meetings went late, sometimes 9, 10 o'clock at night.

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It'll be Tuesday and they're still working on Monday's agenda, right?

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Not a good sign for the whole week.

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The 15 board members get together on the regular.

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