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New Oklahoma schools superintendent rescinds mandate for Bible instruction in schools

Oklahoma's new public schools superintendent is rescinding a mandate from his predecessor that forced schools to incorporate the Bible into lesson plans for students

The Independent UK

‘God Bless the USA’ Bibles being distributed in Oklahoma schools are missing 17 amendments

Students will not learn about the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery, the 19th Amendment granting women the vote or the 22nd Amendment limiting a president to two terms in the White House

The Independent UK

Oklahoma’s public education chief resigns a day after announcing Turning Point chapters in schools

Ryan Walters had mandated all classrooms incorporate the Bible and the Ten Commandments

The Independent UK

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Oklahoma superintendent who put Trump Bibles in classrooms resigns

Ryan Walters, who has led Oklahoma public schools since 2022, is quitting to run a conservative education non-profit

The Guardian - US

Oklahoma official says all high schools will have Turning Point chapters after Charlie Kirk killing

Conservative youth group chapters will counter ‘woke indoctrination’, says Ryan Walters

The Guardian - US

Oklahoma state superintendent is creating Turning Point chapters in every high school to honor Charlie Kirk

Schools that don’t comply could lose accreditation, the superintendent warned

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Oklahoma prosecutor: No charges after report of explicit images on education chief's TV

An Oklahoma County prosecutor has declined to file criminal charges after two board members said they saw images of naked women on a television in the office of state School Superintendent Ryan Walters

The Independent UK

'First Three Words of the US Constitution?': The Question Oklahoma Teacher Applicants Must Answer and More

Oklahoma will require teacher applicants from California and New York to pass a PragerU-developed 'America First' civics test featuring questions like the first three words of the US Constitution, drawing union backlash and legal warnings from a state oversight agency.

International Business Times UK

Forde-Yard Dash: Assessing New Coordinator Hires and Level of Overhaul Needed

Some programs brought in leaders for both the offense and defense, while others were strategic in fixing one side of the ball.

Sports Illustrated

Oklahoma To Weed Out 'Woke' Teacher Applicants By Requiring Them to Pass an 'America First' Test: What Does That Mean?

Oklahoma's new 'America First' teacher exam, built with PragerU, tests candidates on US civics and biology, while critics say it screens for ideology, not teaching skill.

International Business Times UK

Oklahoma to reportedly vet prospective teachers with ‘America first’ test

Teachers from California and New York to be grilled on such topics as ‘biological differences between males and females’

The Guardian - US

Oklahoma to out-of-state teachers: Pass ‘Anti-Woke’ test or don’t teach here

Those who fail won't be getting a teaching license.

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Oklahoma House speaker blames ‘bizarre accident’ for explicit images on Superintendent’s office TV during private meeting

A newly installed TV automatically plays an action movie channel and happened to be showing a film that contained nudity, the Republican lawmaker said

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Latin Times

MAGA Education Official Fires Back at Claims He Played Videos of Naked Women in His Office

Oklahoma education official Ryan Walters took to social media to defend himself after he was accused of watching pornographic material, and even playing such material on screens in his office.

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‘Bizarre and troubling’: Ultra-MAGA school official accidentally screens adult content during education board meeting

"I was so disturbed by it, I was like, ‘What is on your TV?"

The Independent UK

Oklahoma’s MAGA superintendent who demanded Bibles in class faces investigation after TV in his office shows naked women

‘This is a bizarre and troubling situation,’ the state’s senate president said

Latin Times

Oklahoma Mocked as Teachers Set to Undergo 'America First' Screening to Obtain License: 'Trying to Uphold That 49th Out of 50th in Education'

Oklahoma State Department of Education under Superintendent Ryan Walters is implementing an "America First" assessment for new teachers relocating to the state.

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Appeals Court Blocks Louisiana Ten Commandments in Classrooms Law

"If H.B. 71 goes into effect, Students will be subjected to unwelcome displays of the Ten Commandments for the entirety of their public school education. There is no opt-out option," the court's opinion reads.

Latin Times

Oklahoma Official Promises Bibles in Schools 'Will Happen' Next School Year Despite Lawmakers Scrapping Funding

Oklahoma's State Superintendent declared that schools within the state will be given Bibles in the fall despite the fact that funding for the initiative was denied by Oklahoma's state legislature.

Latin Times

Oklahoma Schools to Ask Students to 'Identify Discrepancies' in 2020 Presidential Election Data

Oklahoma has approved a controversial social studies standard directing students to investigate "discrepancies" in the 2020 election.

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Oklahoma may become dumbest state as high schools approve teaching 2020 election conspiracy theories as facts

Oklahoma is going to teach conspiracy theories as facts.

The Guardian - US

Oklahoma high schools to teach 2020 election conspiracy theories as fact

State superintendent Ryan Walters tapped chief of Heritage Foundation, key player behind Project 2025, for curriculum

The Independent UK

Meet the Oklahoma state superintendent pushing Trumpism into schools

Ryan Walters has emerged as a prominent voice in a growing movement to integrate religion and the president’s brand of national conservatism into public education, Alex Woodward reports

Latin Times

Oklahoma Schools Ordered to Teach About 2020 Election 'Discrepancies' After Superintendent's Concerns of 'Left-Wing Propaganda'

Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Schools Ryan Walters labeled the 2020 presidential election results one of the "contemporary turning points of 21st century American society."

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