Oklahoma State Board of Education

Under the new state superintendent, Oklahoma's State Board of Education is moving quickly to deal with controversial issues.

The Oklahoma State Board of Education met for its first special meeting under the newly appointed State Superintendent on Thursday. Board members discussed the accreditation process for schools not meeting the standards before entering a three-hour executive session to discuss teacher certifications and suspensions.

Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced he is resigning from his elected position as the state's top education official in a national television appearance.

Oklahoma's Supreme Court has paused the implementation of new social studies standards in the state's schools.

Well before he canceled and skipped meetings with the state's top school board in recent weeks, state Superintendent Ryan Walters has been chronically absent from multiple state boards where he holds a seat, including one he's supposed to lead.

State Superintendent Ryan Walters' new PragerU-backed "America First" test for out-of-state teachers is now live. And despite Walters' claims the test will weed out "woke" teachers, it is impossible to fail.

The Oklahoma Board of Education held a special meeting to hire new staff after its regular August meeting was abruptly canceled. State Superintendent Ryan Walters did not attend the special meeting, nor was he involved in putting together its agenda.

After its latest monthly meeting was cancelled, the State Board of Education is pursuing legal action to schedule a special meeting.

The majority of the State Board of Education have called a special meeting to install a new general counsel following conflict over the board's previous attorney repeatedly siding with State Superintendent Ryan Walters.

Amid ongoing conflict over who will be the next attorney for the State Board of Education, Thursday's monthly meeting has been canceled.