Oklahoma voters sour on MAGA superintendent as schools flounder: columnist
2 months ago

Oklahoma voters sour on MAGA superintendent as schools flounder: columnist

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Oklahoma superintendent Ryan Walters has been trying to build a national profile by relentlessly pushing culture-war issues in his state's public schools. In an editorial published by The Oklahoman, columnist William Wertz argues that Walters's antics are starting to wear thin for many Oklahoma voters as students' statewide test scores lag behind students in other states. "In his 2022 campaign, Walters had mentioned 'accountability and transparency,' but that was before, as superintendent, he changed the school grading process ― something akin to moving the goal posts to make the game easier ― and threatened to fire any employee of the Education Department who shared information with the media," writes Wertz. Wertz also quotes Republican State Rep. John Kane, who said recently that "when I see how few of our students are performing at grade level, that's an alarm.

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'Trying to railroad me!' Superintendent gets testy as CNN host says 'you've had issues'
3 days, 15 hours ago

'Trying to railroad me!' Superintendent gets testy as CNN host says 'you've had issues'

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Ryan Walters, the Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction, celebrated the Trump administration's dismantling of the Department of Education on Thursday before claiming he was being railroaded by CNN when asked about his state's performance record. "Yeah, look, we have seen the performance of our urban students in fourth grade reading and math go up nearly 20 ranking points in …

Oklahoma school officials revolt over MAGA superintendent's new Bible mandate
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Oklahoma school officials revolt over MAGA superintendent's new Bible mandate

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Several district school superintendents in Oklahoma are revolting over State Superintendent Ryan Walters's mandate to teach the Bible in public schools. Local news station KGOU reports that dozens of superintendents are blowing off a Walters directive announced this past summer that "all Oklahoma schools are required to incorporate the Bible, which includes the Ten Commandments, as an instructional support into …

This Major Conservative Culture Warrior May Have Finally Gone Too Far
7 months ago

This Major Conservative Culture Warrior May Have Finally Gone Too Far

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LOADING ERROR LOADING Oklahoma’s top education official is under fire from his fellow Republicans after being accused of withholding critical funds from the state’s schools. “I … will conduct a thorough, transparent investigation to provide answers to my fellow legislators and the citizens of Oklahoma,” the chairman of the committee, Republican state Rep. Kevin Wallace, said in a statement. “I …

Oklahoma's MAGA superintendent dares schools to defy his Bible-teaching order
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Oklahoma's MAGA superintendent dares schools to defy his Bible-teaching order

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Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters is issuing an ultimatum to any teachers who are thinking about resisting his mandate to teach the Bible in public schools. According to local news station KGOU, at least 13 different districts are pushing back against Walters' order, which mandates every teacher must be in physical possession of "the Bible, the Constitution, the Declaration of …

Oklahoma taxpayers foot the bill to help MAGA superintendent score Fox News interviews
1 year ago

Oklahoma taxpayers foot the bill to help MAGA superintendent score Fox News interviews

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Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters is getting taxpayers in his state to foot the bill to help him score interviews on Fox News and other right-wing media outlets. Local news station Fox 25 reports that the Oklahoma State Department of Education earlier this month signed a contract with Washington D.C.-based Vought Strategies that will pay the firm $200 an hour …

Oklahoma School Official Smears Educators In Rant
1 year, 2 months ago

Oklahoma School Official Smears Educators In Rant

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LOADING ERROR LOADING The controversial Oklahoma state superintendent of schools suggested, without evidence, that the state teachers union and educators were creating a culture that allowed for rampant sexual misconduct against students. “What we have seen is radical leftists and the teachers unions turning our schools into Epstein Island,” Ryan Walters said at an emergency Oklahoma State Department of Education …

Oklahoma schools head takes aim at Tulsa district. Critics say his motives are politically driven
1 year, 7 months ago

Oklahoma schools head takes aim at Tulsa district. Critics say his motives are politically driven

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — In his first year as head of Oklahoma’s public schools, State Superintendent Ryan Walters has taken on what he describes as “radical leftists” indoctrinating students. While every other Oklahoma school district had its accreditation routinely approved by the state school board last month, Walters singled out Tulsa’s for a separate review, castigating the district as failing its …

Oklahoma’s top education official embraces culture wars
1 year, 10 months ago

Oklahoma’s top education official embraces culture wars

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — When Oklahoma’s newly elected Republican head of public schools campaigned for the job last fall, he ran on a platform of fighting “woke ideology” in public schools, banning certain books from school libraries, empowering parents with school choice and getting rid of “radical leftists” he claims were indoctrinating children in classrooms across the state. Instead, Walters, a …

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