Oklahoma state superintendent who ordered schools to teach the Bible resigns to lead conservative educators’ group

Oklahoma Education Chief Resigns to Lead Conservative Teachers’ Group

Oklahoma Education Superintendent Ryan Walters will step down from his state leadership position to take over as chief executive officer of the Teacher Freedom Alliance on Oct. 1, the organization announced Thursday. The alliance, an entity of the Freedom Foundation, represents educators who oppose their local and national teachers’ unions. “For decades, union bosses have poisoned our schools with politics and propaganda while abandoning parents…

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt reacts to state superintendent's resignation

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt is sharing his thoughts after former State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced his resignation from the position.

'Get the country back on track': Ryan Walters gives exclusive interview after announcing resignation

Political lightning rod Ryan Walters spoke exclusively to KOCO 5 on Thursday about his decision to step down as Oklahoma’s state superintendent.

Schools Chief Who Pushed for Bibles in Classrooms Resigns

Oklahoma's top schools official, Ryan Walters, is stepping down to run a conservative group targeting teachers unions. Walters, a Republican who made headlines by ordering public schools to teach the Bible and advocating for citizenship checks for student enrollment, announced his resignation Wednesday to lead the Teacher Freedom Alliance, reports...

Oklahoma advocates & educators celebrate state superintendent Ryan Walters’ resignation as ‘pivotal moment’

Ryan Walters, Oklahoma’s embattled state superintendent of public instruction, announced his resignation on Wednesday evening after a tenure defined by political theater, culture war mandates, and hostility toward marginalized students. His departure was made public not in Oklahoma City but on Fox News, where Walters declared he would become CEO of the Teacher Freedom Alliance, a conservative nonprofit dedicated to fighting teachers’ unions nati…

Oklahoma education chief abruptly quits to join group planning to "destroy" teachers' unions

Ryan Walters mandated teaching of bibles and worked to require students to prove immigration status.