Bruce Grelle, a professor of religious studies at California State University, Chico, directs the Religion and Public Education Project, which provides general information about the ethical, legal, and educational issues that arise in connection with the topic of religion and public education.

Joseph Conn of Americans United for Separation of Church and State wrote a critical review of the student text “The Bible and Its Influence.”

Elizabeth Ridenour is president of the National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools, whose goal is to introduce a state-certified Bible elective into public high schools nationwide. See a list of its advisory board and board of directors. It’s based in Greensboro, N.C.

The Texas Freedom Network offers a timeline of the battle regarding censorship of school textbooks in Texas.

Read a Nov. 6, 2004, Dallas Morning News story posted by the Seattle Times about the outcome of the Texas vote.

Read a Jan. 27, 2006, New York Times story about when Democrats in Alabama and Georgia introduced legislation to teach the Bible in public schools.

Read a March 29, 2006, New York Times story about Georgia becoming the first state to approve the Bible as a textbook.

The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life offers resources on issues involving religion and public schools.

The U.S. Department of Education has guidelines, issued in 1998, for teaching religion in public schools.