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Oklahoma has a new Office of School Choice. State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced the office at this month’s State Board of Education meeting.
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Thursday’s State Board of Education meeting saw the passage of a permanent rule change on student gender designations, the suspension of several educators’ teaching certificates and the appearance of a controversial conservative media figure.
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State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced new administrative rules targeting DEI in K-12 schools at Thursday’s December Board of Education meeting.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics discuss opening statements starting on a legal challenge to HB1775, the so-called critical race theory ban, the state Tax Commission starting to collect applications for a controversial private school tax credit and the State Board of Education taking aim once again at Tulsa Public Schools.
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Former education secretary says she struggled to get information from Ryan Walters.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics panel discusses Attorney General Gentner Drummond suing the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board over a Catholic charter school, Gov. Stitt's replacements for the State Board of Education and an investigation of the Oklahoma's partnership with conservative media nonprofit PragerU.
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Thursday’s State Board of Education meeting highlights include more progress reports from Tulsa Public Schools, State Superintendent Ryan Walters condemning a guidance letter from Stillwater Public Schools on new administrative rules and denying student requests to change gender markers.
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Gov. Kevin Stitt appointed two new members to the State Board of Education, filling the remaining vacancies on the board left by former members Suzanne Reynolds and Trent Smith.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics discuss the chairman of the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board refusing to sign a contract to create a Catholic charter school, an announcement by State Superintendent Ryan Walters that he has paid $7.5M in signing bonuses to teachers and another resignation from the State Board of Education.
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State Superintendent Ryan Walters unveiled his upcoming budget proposal, emergency rule change and proposed accreditation standards change at Thursday’s monthly State Board of Education meeting.