In Depth: State Superintendent Ryan Walters Plans to Change How State Testing Is Done in Oklahoma Public Schools

In Depth: State Superintendent Ryan Walters plans to change how state testing is done in Oklahoma public schools

Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters sent a letter to parents regarding the state testing changes he's working to implement.

Proposal to replace Oklahoma state tests faces mixed response, rocky future

OKLAHOMA CITY — When Carri Hicks thinks of state testing, she remembers the fourth grader in her classroom who threw up from the stress of the end-of-year exam.

Public comment open on Supt. Walters' plan to get rid of state testing in Oklahoma

Public comment is open for State Superintendent Ryan Walters' plan to get rid of state testing in Oklahoma and instead implement benchmark assessments.Walters

Proposal to replace state tests faces mixed response, rocky future

Oklahoma’s Ryan Walters proposes replacing state tests with local benchmarks, sparking bipartisan skepticism and logistical concerns. The post Proposal to replace state tests faces mixed response, rocky future first appeared on The Journal Record.

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Proposal to replace Oklahoma state tests faces mixed response, rocky future - Sequoyah County Times

OKLAHOMA CITY — When Carri Hicks thinks of state testing, she remembers the fourth grader in her classroom who threw up from the stress of the end-of-year exam. A Democratic state senator and former public-school teacher from Oklahoma City, Hicks found herself in the uncommon position of agreeing with Oklahoma’s far-right Republican state superintendent, Ryan Walters, who on Friday abruptly proposed ending the state’s current “high-stakes” metho…