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OSDE introduces 'America First Assessment' for teachers moving from certain states
Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters has proposed an "America First Assessment" for teachers from states like California and New York seeking certification in Oklahoma."We're not going to allow ...
100 years after Scopes Monkey Trial, a new religious culture war emerges in Oklahoma
Oklahoma is forcing courts – as they did in Tennessee in 1925 – to wrestle with the question of how much religion is ...
Trial of the century: Why 100 years later, the Scopes case still matters
As the famous Scopes trial, a landmark case out of Dayton, Tennessee, celebrates its centennial anniversary, themes of the ...
Ryan Walters wants to force school districts to fund student meals, blaming cost on 'bureaucratic bloat'
In a letter to parents, state Superintendent Ryan Walters has blamed “bureaucratic bloat” for the cost of school lunches ...
Controversial new social studies academic standards are in place in Oklahoma. Now what?
State Superintendent Ryan Walters' controversial social studies academic standards now are in place for state schools. How ...
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Parents, Among Them Christians, Sue To Block New Oklahoma School Curriculum That Includes Bible Stories
A lead plaintiff and Baptist minister says the standards do a ‘disservice’ to students by treating the Bible as a ‘history ...