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Schools Chief Who Pushed for Bibles in Classrooms Resigns

Ryan Walters departs as Oklahoma's education superintendent to lead anti-teachers union group

(Newser) - Oklahoma's top schools official, Ryan Walters, is stepping down to run a conservative group targeting teachers unions. Walters, a Republican who made headlines by ordering public schools to teach the Bible and advocating for citizenship checks for student enrollment, announced his resignation Wednesday to lead the Teacher Freedom...

No Charges for Okla. Education Chief in TV Nudity Incident

Sheriff's office investigated after board members reported seeing images of nude women

(Newser) - Oklahoma County's top prosecutor said Wednesday she declined to file criminal charges after two Board of Education members said they saw images of naked women on a television in the office of state School Superintendent Ryan Walters. District Attorney Vicki Behenna released a statement saying there was "insufficient...

Walters: Out-of-State Teachers Must Take 'America First' Test

Ideological exam in Oklahoma will screen those coming from liberal states for political views

(Newser) - Oklahoma is planning a new hurdle for teachers relocating from states with liberal policies: an "America First" certification test, reports Time . State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced that the exam will target teachers from "blue" states like California, New York, and Maine, aiming to weed out what he...

Oklahoma Curriculum May Add Trump's 2020 Vote Claims

Proposal would have students identify 'discrepancies' in presidential election

(Newser) - A proposal by the Oklahoma Department of Education would have high school history students learn about "discrepancies" in the 2020 presidential election, starting with a series of possibilities that reflect President Trump's debunked claims about the vote. Students would be instructed to identify factors including "the sudden...

In Oklahoma, an 'Extraordinary Move' on Bible in the Classroom

Ryan Walters, state superintendent, orders the religious text to be taught in public schools

(Newser) - Coming to classrooms in Oklahoma: the Bible. The state's superintendent has ordered the religious text be taught in Oklahoma's public schools, reports the New York Times , which calls it "an extraordinary move that blurs the lines between religious instruction and public education." "Every teacher, every...

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