US EditionSenate and House republicans are asked why they didn't act on school standards
- Thousands of Oklahoma high school students will be required to study Donald Trump's debunked 2020 election claims in a new social studies curriculum starting in 2025-26.
- The curriculum, developed by Republican Superintendent Ryan Walters, faced controversy due to last-minute changes and concerns about misleading the Oklahoma State Board of Education.
- Political critics and some board members called the curriculum politically charged, age-inappropriate, and propagandistic, while supporters describe it as conservative, pro-America, and designed to encourage independent thinking.
- The $33 million curriculum overhaul replaced parts of the course, increased Bible references, and included claims of election irregularities despite being repeatedly debunked.
- Despite legislative discussions and resolutions to reject or delay the standards, Oklahoma's Republican-led Legislature took no action before the May 1 deadline, allowing the standards to go into effect.
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Senate and House republicans are asked why they didn't act on school standards
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Senate Pro Tempore Lonnie Paxton said that Governor Kevin Stitt changed his mind Sunday on having lawmakers act on the new controversial social studies standards. "I don't know his reasoning for that. I asked him why he kind of decided not to help us push that forward. That's his call," said Senator Paxton. The governor, for several weeks, has voiced his opinion on giving the standards back to the board to look over. Lawma…
'North Korea-level propagandizing': OK schools to teach Trump's debunked claim 2020 election was rigged
Thousands of high school students in the state of Oklahoma will now be mandated to study President Donald Trump's debunked claims that the 2020 election was rigged. This topic will be integrated as an official element of the updated social studies curriculum developed by Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters (R), per a report from Popular Information.This addition will go into effect starting with the 2025-26 academic year.A…
New Oklahoma curriculum includes pro-Trump conspiracy theories
Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters (Screenshot/YouTube)Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, thousands of high school students in Oklahoma will be required to learn about President Trump's debunked claims that the 2020 election was tainted by fraud. The lesson will not be part of a course on conspiracy theories, but an official component of the new social studies curriculum created by Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Ins…
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Reporter.netNew academic standards set to pass after lack of vote from Oklahoma Legislature
OKLAHOMA CITY — New academic standards proposed for social studies and science are expected to take effect after state lawmakers took no action Tuesday on resolutions to reject them.
OKLAHOMA VOICE: New academic standards set to pass after lack of vote from Oklahoma Legislature
OKLAHOMA CITY — New academic standards proposed for social studies and science are expected to take effect after state lawmakers took no action Tuesday on resolutions to reject them.
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