Officials in Texas are set to vote this week on a controversial new public school curriculum that incorporates Christian lessons from the Bible as early as kindergarten while putting less focus on other faiths.

Teachers, parents and advocates packed the State Board of Education meeting this week ahead of Tuesday’s tight preliminary vote on the state-crafted

Texas Freedom Network, a grassroots organization that released an analysis of the curriculum in early November that asserted it overemphasized Christianity over other religions, reiterated its stance not to recommend its approval despite the changes made ...