One critic of State Superintendent Ryan Walters argues—by rushing to decry Walters’ latest controversial announcements on merit—it can give unearned legitimacy to policies he believes Walters ...

Oklahoma's State Superintendent Ryan Walters proposes an "America First Assessment" for teachers from certain states, raising concerns among local superintendents.

As the famous Scopes trial, a landmark case out of Dayton, Tennessee, celebrates its centennial anniversary, themes of the case continue to be felt today.

A small town in Tennessee courted national publicity a century ago when it recruited a local teacher to challenge a state law ...

Menzi was born in Newport Hospital on June 6, 1941 to Walter and Sarah Jane Lawton Menzi. A lifelong Episcopalian, he was ...