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From teacher to Oklahoma's superintendent: Tracing Ryan Walters' education and career path to controversy
Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters has stirred national controversy with sweeping changes to the state's education ...
Supreme Court tie vote dooms taxpayer funded Catholic public charter school in Oklahoma
Attorney General Gentner Drummond, also a Republican, sued to stop the school. He called the 4-4 vote “a resounding victory ...
Despite social studies standards controversy, OSBE meeting a stark contrast to past tense months
State Superintendent Ryan Walters and new Oklahoma State Board of Education members mostly got along during Wednesday's board meeting.
Oklahoma to require schools to teach Trump's 2020 election conspiracy theories
The Republican-led state's new high school history curriculum says students must learn about Donald Trump's baseless claims of voting irregularities.
Oklahoma schools to teach 2020 election lies as History: Fury grows over politicised curriculum
Oklahoma’s new high school history standards, driven by State Superintendent Ryan Walters, have sparked national outrage by ...
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Oklahoma ed board members continue disagreement over meeting minutes from social studies passage
New Oklahoma State Board of Education members continued their pushback over what is usually a common procedural practice — ...
After intense hearing and controversial emails, Senate committee recommends confirming OSBE nominee
The Senate Education Committee voted to confirm the appointment of one of Gov. Kevin Stitt's new state Board of Education ...
After months of turmoil, Senate committee approves Stitt's OSBE nominations: How we got here
Three of Gov. Kevin Stitt’s recent nominees to the Oklahoma State Board of Education have received confirmation by the Senate Education Committee.
Oklahoma superintendent lashes out at reporter as briefing descends into spectacle of insults
Ryan Walters, who called the impromptu media briefing after lawmakers rejected several of his proposed budget requests, ...
New Oklahoma curriculum standards to teach ‘discrepancies in 2020 elections results’
Curriculum standards to be implemented in Oklahoma public schools next academic year include a change to how the 2020 ...
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Oklahoma superintendent lashes out at reporter as briefing descends into spectacle of insults
The controversy stems from Walters' ongoing ... Despite his claims of 'dramatic increases' in Oklahoma's education system, lawmakers did not approve the measures Walters had championed, including ...