Jazmine Maldonado had seen news coverage of some Texas parents and students opposing a new state-developed curriculum. Even before the Texas State Board of Education approved the K-5 Bluebonnet Learning last fall, critics spoke out against it, claiming it infuses Christianity into public school lesson plans. But the Irving mother of five said she didn't think her school district would adopt it.

"It's a diverse population," Maldonado said. "You can't choose to elevate one religion over another, and that's what Bluebonnet curriculum does."

But in January, Maldonado received an email from Irving Independent School District that let the community know the district was adopting both the math and reading language arts (RLA) curricula for the 2025-2026 school year. Maldonado said she spent ho

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