A new state-sponsored English curriculum infused with lessons about the Bible and Christianity could reach tens of thousands of Texas schoolchildren this year. More than 300 of the state's roughly 1,200 districts signed up to use the English language arts lessons. Texas leaders adapted the curriculum from a popular reading program made by the education company Amplify. A large majority of its lessons are typical for grade-school children, but the Texas version features new content on Christianity, the Old and New Testaments and the life of Jesus. Under the Texas curriculum, students will be exposed to Christianity far more often than other major religions. In teaching materials for second grade, for example, Christianity, the Bible, and Jesus are referenced about 110 times.