Line between church and state fades in Texas charter schools

In the first-floor classrooms of a refurbished historical schoolhouse in Houston’s Third Ward, kindergarten-through-5th-graders pray before going to lunch and gather each day for Bible study. A large, green banner saying “He Is Risen” is posted on the hallway wall.

That all changes in sixth grade, when they move one floor up — and into a publicly funded charter school.