Texas curriculum overhaul would increase biblical content in elementary schools

Two million Texas kids could see new curriculum emphasizing Bible stories to instruct them in the American cultural experience'

Texas elementary school students would get a significant dose of Bible knowledge with their reading instruction under a sweeping curriculum redesign unveiled on Wednesday.

From the story of Queen Esther - who convinced her husband, the Persian king, to spare the Jews - to the depiction of Christ's last supper, the material is designed to draw connections between classroom content and religious texts.