Texas Freedom Network Statement on Senate Passage of Bible Class Bill Senate Keeps Safeguards That Protect Religious Freedom in Public School Bible Classes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 23, 2007 The Texas Senate today overwhelming passed a bill setting standards for public high school classes about the Bible. The bill includes safeguards for religious freedom unanimously […]
Education
Texas has an increasingly diverse public education system with a public school enrollment of more than 5 million. Unfortunately, that public education system is also the target of right-wing extremists seeking to privatize our neighborhood public schools and push a culture-war agenda in the classroom.
To that end, Texas Freedom Network tirelessly fights for Texas public school students at the Capitol — opposing private school voucher legislation, sticking up for students’ freedoms, advocating for truthful, censorship-free lessons and textbooks, and more. We’ve also conducted groundbreaking research into what is taught in classrooms on subjects like sex education and religion.
Resources
- Teach the Truth: Texans United Against Censorship in Education
- Can This Class Be Saved? The ‘Hobby Lobby’ Public School Bible Curriculum (2014 report)
- Reading, Writing & Religion II (2013 report)
- Sex Education in Public Schools: Progress in the Lone Star State (2011 report)
- Just Say Don’t Know: Sex Education in Texas Public Schools (2009 report)
- The State Board of Education: Dragging Texas Schools into the Culture Wars (2008 report)
- Reading Writing & Religion: Teaching the Bible in Texas Public Schools (2006 report)
- Broken Promises II (2001 report)
- Broken Promises: Charter Schools in Texas (2000 report)
Odessa Bible Class Lawsuit a Result of Reckless Decisions by Local Officials
Odessa Bible Class Lawsuit a Result of Reckless Decisions by Local Officials School Trustees Put Their Religious and Political Agendas above the Interests of Students and Taxpayers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 16, 2007 A lawsuit filed today over Bible courses in Odessa public high schools is the direct result of reckless decisions made by local […]
House Passage of Committee’s Bible Class Bill Is a Victory for Religious Freedom in Texas
House Passage of Committee’s Bible Class Bill Is a Victory for Religious Freedom in Texas House Wisely Rejects Efforts to Strip Safeguards from Bill FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 8, 2007 The Texas House today rejected irresponsible efforts to strip critical safeguards for religious freedom from a bill on public school classes about the Bible. The […]
Texas Freedom Network Applauds House Committee Action on Bible Class Bill
Texas Freedom Network Applauds House Committee Action on Bible Class Bill Public Education Committee Adds Responsible Safeguards to H.B. 1287 to Protect Religious Freedom and School Districts from Legal Jeopardy FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 19, 2007 The Texas Freedom Network today applauded the work of the House Public Education Committee, which added key safeguards to […]
Proposed Bill on Bible Classes Could Endanger Religious Freedom
Proposed Bill on Bible Classes Could Endanger Religious Freedom Public Schools also Face Legal Jeopardy if Legislation Passes with No Amendments FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 3, 2007 Proposed legislation mandating that every Texas public high school offer courses on the Bible could threaten the religious freedom of students and put school districts in legal jeopardy, […]
