Public Education
Oklahoma school board keeps explicit book, ignores parents and state superintendentAn Oklahoma school district has voted to keep a sexually explicit book in its library despite parentsâ objections. Edmond Public Schoolsâ (EPS) board voted unanimously Monday to keep… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma ed chief proposes rule to track number of illegal immigrants in public schools(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The Oklahoma State Department of Education proposed a rule that would require schools to report the number of illegal immigrants enrolled at public K-12 schools. Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma superintendent buys Bibles for schools, urges prayer in bold moveÂRyan Walters is making good on his promise to put Bibles in Oklahoma classrooms, but it’s not without pushback. Walters, the stateâs Superintendent of Public Instruction, announced Thursday the purchase… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters backs Trumpâs education planOklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters has thrown his support behind President-elect Donald Trumpâs plan to potentially eliminate the U.S. Department of Education (DOE). âI look forward to working hand in… Read More
Government
Oklahoma ed chief docks Kamala Harris $475M for mounting costs of illegal immigrants in border fiascoA letter from Oklahomaâs top education official to Vice President Kamala Harris is demanding her administration cough up $475 million for costs associated with educating illegal immigrants in the state. Read More
Public Education
Public school undermining children’s education, future, Oklahoma parents allegeÂNumerous Oklahoma parents claim their special-needs students are being segregated and denied rigorous academic instruction, and are having their futures undermined by the public school system. Nine families of Bixby… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma parent blasts teacher for showing âhighly sexualizedâ âKinky Bootsâ movie in classÂAn Oklahoma mother is outraged by a teacher secretly showing a âhighly sexualizedâ movie about drag queens to her daughterâs class. Catherine Davis told local media her daughterâs Union High… Read More
Courts
Lawsuit seeks to stop implementation of Bible lessons in Oklahoma schools(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A group of parents, teachers and religious leaders filed a lawsuit Thursday with the Oklahoma Supreme Court challenging a new state requirement to teach the… Read More
Courts
First publicly-funded religious charter school asks Supreme Court to overturn Oklahoma ruling barring it from opening(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School and the charter school board in Oklahoma asked the U.S. Supreme Court Monday to review a previous… Read More
Christian Schools
Missouri Christian school senior is rising star in softball world, and in the faithLexi McDaniel is a verified star on the softball field, but you might not know it if you walked by her in the halls of St. Joseph Christian School. The… Read More
Public Education
Principal arrested at Oklahoma school dance(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Police arrested the principal of Bixby High School in Oklahoma at the Fall Dance on Sept. 28 and the school district announced his termination Monday. Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma investigating school policies after student barred from displaying U.S. flagThe Oklahoma Department of Education has made âpromoting patriotismâ a priority after a public-school student was told he could no longer display the American flag while on school property. “What… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma Department of Education proposes rules for law that prohibits race and sex discriminationThree months after a federal judge suspended parts of a 2021 Oklahoma law designed to keep race and gender lessons out of public colleges, officials proposed rules aimed at restoring… Read More
Government
Oklahoma has best school choice in America, state education chief says(The Daily Signal) â Every state should adopt Oklahomaâs school choice model, says Ryan Walters, the stateâs superintendent of education. âWe have the best school choice in the country,… Read More
Government
America can’t afford ongoing border crisis, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt says(The Daily Signal) â The only rational explanation for the Biden-Harris administration’s open border policy is that Democrats think illegal immigrants will help them in the Nov. Read More
Courts
Charter school board taking religious school case to the U.S. Supreme Court(The Center Square) – The Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board voted Tuesday to take a religious charter school case to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled in… Read More
Public Education
Some Oklahoma schools defy state directive, refuse to treat Bible as historical textSeveral Oklahoma public school districts claim they will defy a recent directive from State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters to incorporate the Bible as a historical text in the… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma’s Ryan Walters revokes license for teacher who wished Trump shooter âhad better scopeâ(Daily Caller news Foundation) â Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters stated on Tuesday that he plans to revoke an Ardmore City School instructorâs teaching certificate over her comments praising the… Read More
Public Education
Oklahomaâs Walters requires Bible, Ten Commandments taught as historic documents in classroomsOklahomaâs top education official announced Thursday that his department will require classrooms in specific grades to teach the Bible and Ten Commandments as âfoundational documentsâ of Western Civilization. State Superintendent… Read More
Public Education
Report: Millions in school funding goes where kids were, not where they are now(The Center Square) â Missouri and Oklahoma should adjust school funding when enrollments drop instead of allocating amounts based on policies using previous numbers, according to a report by the… Read More