Ryan Walters, the state school superintendent who implemented Bibles in all public classrooms in the state, will resign from his position effective the end of this month. Elected in 2022, Walters spent his tenure as head of schools routinely injecting religion into the States’ public schools, and he will join the Teacher Freedom Alliance, a […]
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Oklahoma State Department of Education Purchases Bibles for AP Government Classrooms
The Oklahoma State Department of Education announced Thursday that it has purchased more than 500 Bibles for use in Advanced Placement government classrooms. According to spokesperson Dan Isett, the purchase cost the agency $25,000. The acquisition is part of a broader plan to provide resources such as the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, […]
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Dear Oklahoma Legislators: Walk A Day In Our Shoes
Dear Oklahoma Legislators, Let me start by saying I love my job. I was made to be a teacher. I teach special education in the Moore district. I am not complaining about my job or all it entails. However, I want to give you a glimpse into what I did TODAY. And mind you every […]
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And We Will Rise: Day 3 of the Oklahoma Walkout
We are on day three of the Oklahoma Walkout. Our governor made the comment yesterday that we [teachers] were acting like a bunch of spoiled “teenagers who want a better car.” One of our legislatures went Live on Facebook and said we were never going to be happy and that he “wasn’t supporting teachers anymore!” […]
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I Used To Teach on $30,000: Supporting West Virginia and Oklahoma Strikes
Like most college graduates in 2005, I was just glad to have a job in education. Better yet that I was hired at my Alma mater school, nestled in the coal region of Pennsylvania. Here I knew the teachers, the culture, and the community. But I still remember a conversation my uncle, who just retired […]