Trial dates have been set in two federal lawsuits filed against state schools Superintendent Ryan Walters, one by a former Norman High School teacher and another by a former Oklahoma State Department of Education employee. After a hearing Wednesday in Oklahoma City, U.S. District Judge Stephen Friot set April 8, 2025, as the trial date […]
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Ryan Walters, education board deny state senator entry to executive session, despite law
A state senator claims state schools Superintendent Ryan Walters and the Oklahoma State Board of Education, which Walters leads, violated the Oklahoma Open Meetings Act on Thursday when the board declined to allow her to attend an executive session of the board. Sen. Mary Boren, D-Norman, said the board’s failure to allow her to attend […]
Trump verdict aftermath, Ryan Walters’ rules among topics that riled up guest columnists
From reaction to former President Donald Trump‘s conviction in district court in New York on 34 felony counts, to the lack of action against Ryan Walters’ submitted agency rules, to the nation’s political divide, guest columnists have had a lot to say in the month of June. Reasons for switch ‘R’ many Retired teacher Lisa […]
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Walters announces signing bonuses for rural Oklahoma teachers, despite past controversy
State Superintendent Ryan Walters speaks at an Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting on April 25 in Oklahoma City. On Monday, he announced signing bonuses for certified math and science teachers who agree to work in rural schools. (Photo by Nuria Martinez-Keel/Oklahoma Voice) OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma State Department of Education announced it will […]
Lawmaker says Ryan Walters’ top adviser is a ‘ghost employee’ and wants an AG investigation
A state legislator who’s now issued two legislative subpoenas to state schools Superintendent Ryan Walters said he hopes Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s office will look deeper into the employment status of Walters’ top adviser, who Walters acknowledged last week is working without a contract or agreement of employment. Documents obtained by state Rep. Mark McBride […]
House leaders have subpoenaed Ryan Walters for a second time. What are they asking for?
For a second time in six months, leaders in the Oklahoma House of Representatives have issued a legislative subpoena to state schools Superintendent Ryan Walters after they say Walters failed to provide information they’d requested numerous times. The subpoena issued May 23 and signed by Rep. Mark McBride, R-Moore, and House Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka, […]
Oklahoma Democrats demand again for an investigation of Superintendent Ryan Walters
Oklahoma House Democrats are demanding again that Speaker Charles McCall form a bipartisan committee to investigate state schools Superintendent Ryan Walters. It’s the fourth time since last August that Democrats have called for an investigation into Walters, seeking what they say would be an accounting of public funds spent on education since the Republican took […]
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Ryan Walters’ proposed education rules receive support from GOP lawmakers in a committee
Rep. Melissa Provenzano, D-Tulsa (left) makes a point while discussing a proposed rule from the Oklahoma State Board of Education. To Provenzano’s right is Rep. Amanda Swope, D-Tulsa. Rep. Gerrid Kendrix, R-Altus, speaks during a meeting. With one exception, Republicans seemed supportive of proposed new administrative rules from the Oklahoma State Department of Education during […]
Why Oklahoma Democrats are making a third call for a House investigation into Ryan Walters
For a third time since last August, Oklahoma House Democrats are calling on Speaker Charles McCall to create a special bipartisan committee to investigate state schools Superintendent Ryan Walters, amid reports of possible misuse and abuse of federal tax dollars by the Oklahoma State Department of Education, which Walters leads. Oklahoma City television station KFOR […]