US EditionExclusive: Oklahoma to Begin Controversial Test to Weed Out ‘Woke’ Teacher Applicants Today
The PragerU-developed test aims to exclude 'woke indoctrinators' from teaching, starting with applicants from California and New York, amid Oklahoma's teacher shortage concerns.
- Today, Oklahoma began requiring teachers from liberal states to pass a controversial new assessment, with Walters warning failing applicants won't receive certification for the upcoming school year.
- Earlier this year, the Oklahoma State Department of Education shared its standards with PragerU, which compared them to California and New York to develop the assessment, Walters said.
- CNN was given exclusive access revealing that a 50-question multiple-choice assessment covers U.S. history and biology topics, from chromosome pairs to the Constitution's first three words.
- Parents and teachers have already contacted Democratic Party offices over concerns, and last month, the Oklahoma State Board of Education raised questions about the assessment's legal merits.
- This development positions Oklahoma at the forefront of conservative education reforms as the PragerU-driven test arrives amid a teacher shortage and near-bottom education rankings, and Walters said it could expand to up to eight states.
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Exclusive: Oklahoma to begin controversial test to weed out ‘woke’ teacher applicants today | News Channel 3-12
By Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — Teachers from “liberal” states who have relocated to Oklahoma and are seeking to work there must take a controversial new assessment, given for the first time today, that “keeps away woke indoctrinators,” according to Oklahoma’s top education official. Ryan Walters, Oklahoma’s superintendent for public instruction, told CNN that if applicants do not pass the test, they will not earn a teaching certificate to be abl…
Exclusive: Oklahoma to begin controversial test to weed out ‘woke’ teacher applicants today
By Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — Teachers from “liberal” states who have relocated to Oklahoma and are seeking to work there must take a controversial new assessment, given for the first time today, that “keeps away woke indoctrinators,” according to Oklahoma’s top education official. Ryan Walters, Oklahoma’s superintendent for public instruction, told CNN that if applicants do not pass the test, they will not earn a teaching certificate to be abl…
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