Bluebonnet
Colorado school district to strip religious material from Texas reading program after controversy
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. DENVER | A small southwestern Colorado school district will remove or modify any biblically infused content in its new elementary reading curriculum, a district official wrote in an open letter Saturday. “Our schools will not use the curriculum as a vehicle for religious instruction,” wrote Eddie Ramirez, superintendent […]
Colorado school district picks controversial Bluebonnet curriculum, linked to Biblical lessons
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. DENVER | Officials in Montezuma-Cortez, a small school district in southwestern Colorado, could have chosen a new elementary reading curriculum from more than 20 state-approved options. Instead, with little public discussion this summer, they picked one called Bluebonnet. It’s described as being “built for Texas students” and has […]