Oklahoma lawmakers ask Ryan Walters to consider free Bibles instead of using tax dollars
Several representatives across the aisle asked schools Superintendent Ryan Walters why he won't consider free Bibles instead ...
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Protesters Gather As State Superintendent Ryan Walters Visits Carnegie Elementary in Tulsa
Protesters gathered across the street from Carnegie Elementary as State Superintendent Ryan Walters visited the school on ...
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As Oklahoma test scores languish, lawmakers question Walters’ Bible, citizenship check policies
As national testing again ranks Oklahoma in the bottom 10 for academic results, lawmakers on Wednesday debated whether the ...
What to look for at the Oklahoma Capitol as legislative session is set to begin
After a week of preparing and laying out priorities, it's time for lawmakers to get to work as Oklahoma's regular legislative session kicks off on Monday with Gov. Kevin Stitt's State of the State ...
Oklahoma schools leader Ryan Walters moves to require students to prove citizenship
Families enrolling children in Oklahoma public schools will have to provide proof of their U.S. citizenship under new rules ...
Hundreds protest Ryan Walters' proposed citizenship rule: 'These children, they are not criminals'
It is illegal to ask about the citizenship status of a public school student, and undocumented students are guaranteed ...
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Oklahoma leaders anticipate impact of new immigration policies on schools, law enforcement
As uncertainty clouds over Oklahoma’s immigrant community, state representatives and local leaders grapple with new federal immigration legislation that may disrupt the status quo for hundreds of ...
Ryan Walters' agency issues a second request for proposal to buy Bibles for state schools
The state Department of Education has quietly issued a second request to allow bids to purchase 55,000 Bibles for ...
Ryan Walters wants parents' immigration status, not just students
The Oklahoma State Board of Education approved a slew of proposed administrative rules Tuesday, including one requiring ...
State Superintendent Ryan Walters tells Oklahoma lawmakers he needs more money
On Wednesday, State Superintendent Ryan Walters told state representatives his department needs more money. Part of the additional expenses is the new Bibles he wants in every classroom.
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Oklahoma education chief: ‘Our schools will not be sanctuary schools’
“We’ve said our schools will not be sanctuary schools in Oklahoma,” Walters told NewsNation’s Connell McShane on Wednesday.
'Gaslighting': Walters presents budget requests, Democrats raise red flags
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters (R-Okla.) presented Fiscal Year 2026 budget requests to the Oklahoma House Appropriations ...