Oklahoma education

Oklahoma's State Superintendent Ryan Walters is declaring every high school in the state will have a Turning Point USA chapter in the wake of the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. But it's unclear what impact his declaration will have.

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.

New social studies standards that went into effect for the current school semester have now been halted by the Oklahoma Supreme Court.

Amid a political climate increasingly hostile to renewable energy, Oklahoma's public schools could be losing out on a crucial revenue source.

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.

Texan Matt Langston has kept his campaign business running while collecting a six-figure salary as the Department of Education's chief policy advisor, though he rarely comes into the office.

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.