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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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 ...
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. Walters supported a recent proposal by the state’s Board of Education that ...
State Superintendent Ryan Walters tells Oklahoma lawmakers he needs more money
Whether you’re cleaning your kitchen after a big meal or finishing a painting project, it can be tempting to pour just about ...
Ryan Walters discusses ICE raids, Bibles in schools, and taxpayer burdens in interview
During an exclusive interview with NewsChannel 8's Brenna Rose on Wednesday, Superintendent Ryan Walters talked about ...
Walters cites administrative cost savings in budget request with $3 million for Bibles
State Superintendent Ryan Walters faces questions about money for classroom Bibles during his budget request presentation to ...
CNN anchor spars with Oklahoma superintendent over ICE raids on schools: 'Just answer my question'
Oklahoma State School Superintendent Ryan Walters spoke to CNN’s Brianna Keilar on Tuesday about the Trump administration ...
Superintendent Walters discusses OSDE proposal to require teachers to pass citizenship test
The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) is proposing teachers be required to take a U.S. naturalization test to ...
Oklahoma education board approves rule on citizenship documentation for school enrollment
The oklahoma state board of education approved new administrative rules today-- including one that requires families to ...
'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 ...
Ryan Walters tells Oklahoma lawmakers he needs more money
State Superintendent Ryan Walters told state representatives his department needs more money. >> Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel Part of the additional expenses is the ...
Immigration raids in Oklahoma schools? Haven't students been through enough? | Opinion
Our collective soul is under siege. Schools need to be a safe place for all of our children, not a place for immigration ...