US EditionOklahoma state superintendent who ordered schools to teach the Bible resigns to lead conservative educators’ group
Ryan Walters resigns after nearly three years marked by controversy and declining education rankings to lead the Teacher Freedom Alliance, a conservative group opposing teachers' unions with 2,900 members.
- On September 30, Ryan Walters declared he would resign as Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction to assume leadership of the Teacher Freedom Alliance.
- Walters' resignation follows his controversial tenure marked by efforts to weaken teachers unions and promote conservative agendas amid ongoing statewide and national education conflicts.
- He made statements linking teachers unions to extremist threats, pushed license revocations over educators' social media posts, and vowed to combat so-called woke indoctrination in classrooms.
- Walters stated their intention to reveal the issues, challenge their opponents, and restore control of the classrooms, while the Teacher Freedom Alliance promotes providing educators with autonomy free from what they describe as a liberal, woke influence.
- His departure opens the way for Governor Stitt to appoint new leadership this week, while educators and officials call for a respectful, student-focused successor to rebuild Oklahoma's education system.
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