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Anna Betts

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

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Oklahoma’s superintendent of public instruction, Ryan Walters, speaks during a special state Board of Education meeting on 12 April 2023, in Oklahoma City. Photograph: Sue Ogrocki/AP

Oklahoma’s top education official is reportedly introducing a new assessment for teachers coming from California and New York that will gauge their alignment with the so-called Sooner state’s conservative values.

Oklahoma’s public education superintendent, Ryan Walters, told USA Today and CNN that the 50-question certification exam – which is reportedly set to roll out in the coming days – will ask about topics such as the “biological differences between males and females”, freedom of religion and US history.

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