NonilexSep 25, 2025

Very good news for #Oklahoma

#Republican #RyanWalters resigns as Oklahoma's top #PublicSchools official to lead *conservative educators'* [#disinformation & #indoctrination] group

Walters, who lauded #Trump, pledged to put a #TurningPointUSA chapter in every high school to honor #CharlieKirk & end what he called “wokeness” in public #schools, is resigning.

#education #extremism #radicalization
https://apnews.com/article/oklahoma-school-superintendent-ryan-walters-96567486aa0a2cd03e3f8f40e66b29dc?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-09-25-Politics+and+education

Ryan Walters resigns as Oklahoma schools chief to lead conservative group

Oklahoma's top public schools official, Ryan Walters, says he's resigning to lead a conservative educators' group. Walters, who praised Donald Trump and opposed "wokeness" in schools, announced his decision Wednesday on Fox News. He plans to become CEO of the Teacher Freedom Alliance, a nonprofit supporting educators in developing "free, moral, and upright American citizens." Walters has been involved in several controversial initiatives, including promoting religion in classrooms and requiring teachers to pass ideology exams. On Tuesday, he pledged to put a Turning Point USA chapter in Oklahoma high schools to honor founder Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated on Sept. 10.

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Walters, 40, said Wednesday night on FauxNews that he is stepping down as state superintendent of public instruction to become the CEO of the Teacher Freedom Alliance, a nonprofit that says it assists educators “in their mission to develop free, moral, & upright American citizens.”

“We’re going to destroy the #TeachersUnions,” Walters said on Fox. “We have seen the #teachers #unions use money & power to corrupt our schools, to undermine our #schools.”

#Oklahoma #education #PublicSchools

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Walters has leaned into #CultureWar #politics & sought to infuse #religion into #classroom instruction, including a mandate that #PublicSchool #teachers incorporate the #Bible into lesson plans for children in grades 5 though 12.

#Oklahoma #education

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He has also tried to require #SocialStudies teachers to promote #conspiracies about the 2020 election, track the #immigration status of #children in #schools & require applicants for teacher jobs coming from #California & #NewYork to pass an exam designed to safeguard what he described as “radical leftist ideology.”

Many of his efforts have led to lawsuits against him & the agency, even as #Oklahoma’s national ranking in several #education metrics has continued to decline.

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@Nonilex Another win!
Sep 25, 2025 at 4:55pmWeb