Culture, Society & Family
Star-Telegram: Movie on PBS puts Texas in odd light
The Star-Telegram noted the research of SMU religious studies expert Mark A. Chancey. A new report by Chancey, “Reading, Writing & Religion II,” found that most of the 60 public school districts in Texas that offer Bible study courses aren’t meeting a 2007 state law mandating that the courses be fair as well as academically and legally sound. The Jan. 26 column by Bud Kennedy, “Movie on PBS puts Texas in odd light,” makes note of the research. Continue reading
Most Texas ISDs teaching Bible skirt 2007 state law
Most of the 60 public school districts in Texas that teach courses about the Bible aren’t meeting a 2007 state law mandating that the classes be fair as well as academically and legally sound, says religious studies expert Mark A. Chancey.
Chancey’s new report “Reading, Writing & Religion II” uncovered bias, factual errors and insufficient curriculum standards in Texas public school Bible courses. Continue reading
ABC News 13: Study finds many school Bible classes ‘problematic’
ABC News and the Associated Press covered the research of SMU religious studies expert Mark A. Chancey.
A new report by Chancey, “Reading, Writing & Religion II,” found that most of the 60 public school districts in Texas that offer Bible study courses aren’t meeting a 2007 state law mandating that the courses be fair and academically and legally sound. Continue reading
Austin Statesman: Texas schools get poor marks on teaching unbiased Bible course
Reporter Ben Kamisar of the Austin Statesman has covered the research of SMU religious studies expert Mark A. Chancey.
A new report by Chancey, “Reading, Writing & Religion II,” found that most of the 60 public school districts in Texas that offer Bible study courses aren’t meeting a 2007 state law mandating that the courses be fair as well as academically and legally sound. Continue reading
Dallas Observer: Texas Public Schools are Still Teaching Ridiculous Things About the Bible
Reporter Eric Nicholson of the Dallas Observer has covered the research of SMU religious studies expert Mark A. Chancey.
A new report by Chancey, “Reading, Writing & Religion II,” found that most of the 60 public school districts in Texas that offer Bible study courses aren’t meeting a 2007 state law mandating that the courses be fair as well as academically and legally sound. Continue reading
Fox 29: Study Criticizes Texas Bible Classes
Fox 29 television station in San Antonio has covered the research of SMU religious studies expert Mark A. Chancey.
A new report by Chancey, “Reading, Writing & Religion II” found that most of the 60 public school districts in Texas that offer Bible study courses aren’t meeting a 2007 state law mandating that the courses be fair as well as academically and legally sound. Continue reading
Dallas Morning News: Report shows Bible courses in Texas public schools are biased, lack strong curriculum standards
Reporter Claire Cardona of The Dallas Morning News has covered the research of SMU religious studies expert Mark A. Chancey.
A new report by Chancey, “Reading, Writing & Religion II,” found that most of the 60 public school districts in Texas that offer Bible study courses aren’t meeting a 2007 state law mandating that the courses be fair as well as academically and legally sound. Continue reading
The Washington Post: The end of spanking?
Journalist Steve Hendrix in a Jan. 3 article in The Washington Post, “The end of spanking?” quotes SMU psychologist George W. Holden about the controversial practice of corporal punishment.
Holden, an expert in families and child development, is a founding member of the U.S. Alliance to End the Hitting of Children, at endhittingusa.org. Continue reading
TexasEscapes.com: The Bone Wars
Texas author, journalist and historian Clay Coppedge, who writes for the weekly newspaper Country World News, covered the research of SMU vertebrate paleontologist Louis L. Jacobs into the infamous Bone Wars of the late 1800s.
The Coppedge article “Bone Wars” was published in a November issue of Country World News, and was published in December online at TexasEscapes.com. Continue reading