2 days ago · Hundreds of Latino community members and allies gathered in front of the Oliver Hodge Building on Tuesday as state schools Superintendent Ryan Walters and the Oklahoma State Board of Education unanimously approved a policy that'd require schools to report the number of undocumented students in their districts.. If approved by the governor and state Legislature, the proposed administrative ...

2 days ago · State schools Superintendent Ryan Walters said Tuesday a proposed administrative rule approved by the Oklahoma State Board of Education would allow the Oklahoma State Department of Education not just to ask for the immigration status of students, but of their parents, as well.. A key section of the controversial rule proposal reads: “In order to assess statewide and local educational needs ...

Ryan Walters (born May 23, 1985) is an American politician who has served as the elected Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction since 2023 and who served as the appointed Oklahoma Secretary of Education between September 2020 and April 2023.

2 days ago · Ryan Walters in Oklahoma City in 2023. Chris Creese for NBC News. Walters — who gained a reputation in office for focusing on culture war issues and inviting right-wing influencers into state ...

2 days ago · Parents enrolling children in Oklahoma public schools will be required to provide proof of their child’s U.S. citizenship or legal immigration status under a proposal rule approved by the State ... Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters speaks during a special state Board of Education meeting, April 12, 2023, in Oklahoma ...

3 days ago · Ryan Walters said he would help the Trump administration in “any way they see fit” to carry out immigration enforcement. ... The district administration did not return a request for comment on Walters’ statements Friday. Oklahoma Voice is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a ...

Jan 17, 2025 · After reporting Thursday night of State Superintendent Ryan Walters being investigated by the Ethics Commission for allegedly violating campaign finance rules, a second investigation is...

Ryan Walters is the only candidate in the race for State Superintendent with a proven record of winning the fight for our strong, conservative agenda. Ryan Walters taught eight years as a high school history teacher in his hometown at McAlester High School.

Nov 19, 2024 · Ryan Walters is the state Superintendent of Public Instruction in Oklahoma. A 2016 teacher of the year finalist, Walters taught high school history for eight years, according to his...

Jan 21, 2025 · In his own words, Ryan Walters is the leader of a system that’s verging on operating “terrorist training camps.” That comes from a Jan. 2 car video Oklahoma’s State Superintendent of Public Instruction posted on the social media platform X. In it, Walters says teachers across the state are instructing public school children to hate America.