Oklahoma State Department of Education

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.

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 majority of the State Board of Education have called a special meeting to install a new general counsel following conflict over the board’s previous attorney repeatedly siding with State Superintendent Ryan Walters.

Amid ongoing conflict over who will be the next attorney for the State Board of Education, Thursday’s monthly meeting has been canceled.

Last week, State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced Oklahoma districts would no longer be required to administer current end-of-the-year math and English tests for third- through eighth-grade.

State Superintendent Ryan Walters says Oklahoma schools will no longer need to use current end-of-the-year math and English Language Arts tests used for third- through eighth-graders. But, Walters’ authority to wipe away the requirement is under question.

Oklahoma House Speaker Kyle Hilbert said in a Tuesday news release an incident involving allegations of nude images on State Superintendent Ryan Walters’ office television at a July State Board of Education meeting was a “bizarre accident,” according to a review.

Pending federal approval, schools could recoup more Medicaid dollars from providing services like occupational and speech therapy, and behavioral health supports to eligible students.

Amid the controversy from allegations of nude women on State Superintendent Ryan Walters’ office television, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services has new details on the specs of the TV and a law enforcement probe is expanding.

In the aftermath of allegations of nude women on State Superintendent Ryan Walters’ office television, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services has referred the investigation to the county sheriff.