The Latest Breaking News from Ryan Walters

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.

Latin Times · Jul 11, 2025

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.

Reason · Jun 24, 2025

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 · May 20, 2025

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."

Latin Times · May 6, 2025

New Oklahoma Curriculum Requires Students To Learn 2020 Election Fraud Conspiracies

The new standards are "the most unapologetically conservative, pro-America social studies standards in the nation," according to State Superintendent Ryan Walters.

Reason · May 6, 2025

Oklahoma Proposal Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Enroll Children in Public School Ignites GOP Infighting

Under the new proposal, parents or legal guardians are required to provide proof of citizenship of their children when enrolling them in public schools.

Latin Times · May 5, 2025

Oklahoma wants to teach kids Trump’s false version of the 2020 election where he was cheated out of victory

Statehouse Democrat argues new standards will ‘insert an extremist political agenda into our public education system that will only cost Oklahomans more taxpayer money’

The Independent UK · May 2, 2025

US supreme court seems open to religious public charter schools

Oklahoma case is part of a broader push to erode separation of church and state, and a test of role of religion in schools

The Guardian - US · Apr 30, 2025

Can public money flow to Catholic charter school? The Supreme Court will decide

The Catholic Church in Oklahoma wants taxpayers to pay for an online charter school that “is faithful to the teachings of Jesus Christ.”

The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2025

Court Dismisses Oklahoma Teacher's Libel Suit Against State Official, Stemming from Debate Over "Gender Queer" in School Libraries

From the April 10 decision by Judge Bernard Jones (W.D. Okla.) in Boismier v. Walters: This action stems from certain… The post Court Dismisses Oklahoma Teacher's Libel Suit Against State Official, Stemming from Debate Over "Gender Queer" in School Libraries appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Apr 21, 2025