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Ryan Walters Highlights Districts with 'Surpluses' for Free Meals; Bixby, Broken Arrow Question Accuracy of His Figures
Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters claims multiple school districts hold significant surpluses, suggesting these ...
Broken Arrow Public Schools responds to State Supt. Ryan Walters' claim of them having surplus money
One of the four local school districts that State Superintendent Ryan Walters called out, accusing them of having millions of ...
Critic says arguing merits of Walters’ controversial ideas gives them unearned legitimacy
One critic of State Superintendent Ryan Walters argues—by rushing to decry Walters’ latest controversial announcements on merit—it can give unearned legitimacy to policies he believes Walters doesn’t ...
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Walters announces PragerU-backed ideology test for teachers from 'woke' states
State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced Wednesday Oklahoma will withhold certificates from teachers from "woke" states ...
OSDE introduces 'America First Assessment' for teachers moving from certain states
Oklahoma's State Superintendent Ryan Walters proposes an "America First Assessment" for teachers from certain states, raising concerns among local superintendents.
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Ryan Walters, OSDE partner with PragerU to vet teachers with 'America First' test
Oklahoma’s Department of Education collaborates with PragerU to create an assessment for incoming teachers, ensuring commitment to 'America First' education.
100 years after Scopes Monkey Trial, a new religious culture war emerges in Oklahoma
Oklahoma is forcing courts – as they did in Tennessee in 1925 – to wrestle with the question of how much religion is ...
Annie Laurie Gaylor: Free speech at stake in Superintendent Ryan Walters’ suit against us
The Bill of Rights protects our right to speak up and criticize the government directly when we think it is violating the law ...