Oklahoma changes Ryan Walters' proposal to supply 55,000 Bibles to public schools
The changes come after the nonprofit news outlet Oklahoma Watch published a story that chronicled how the Education Department's original request to purchase 55,000 Bibles appeared to be written for a specific copy of the Bible: the Lee Greenwood "God Bless the USA" edition of the Bible, which has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump.
Superintendent Ryan Walters wants to spend $6 million to put Bibles in Oklahoma classrooms
At Thursday’s State Board of Education meeting, State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced in his annual budget proposal $3 million was already being spent on classroom Bibles, and the board voted to ask the legislature for an additional $3 million.
At the rate we’re going, we’ll have bookshelves filled with Bibles, but no trained teachers working in those classrooms.
An Oklahoma state lawmaker has asked the attorney general to weigh in on the legality of using legislatively-appropriated ...
Ryan Walters has said he wants Bibles in every Oklahoma classroom. Experts say the specifics of his plan raise legal ...
How can we expect Oklahoma’s children to understand and value constitutional rights when those in charge of their education ...
Tim Ward, of Moore, said he soon realized that the steady stream of messages was a response to Oklahoma state schools Superintendent Ryan Walters' decree that all public school teachers must ...
State Superintendent Ryan Walters filed a motion Wednesday in Tulsa County District Court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit ...
State schools Superintendent Ryan Walters expressed optimism Wednesday that more than a dozen lawsuits filed against him ...
An Oklahoma state lawmaker has asked the attorney general to weigh in on the legality of using legislatively-appropriated ...
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