Bible, Oklahoma and Ryan Walters
Influential Oklahoma lawmaker presses Ryan Walters to buy inhalers for schools after delay
Sen. Chuck Hall has pressed Education Department officials for months to spend the earmarked $250,000 on inhalers for schools
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.
Oklahoma changes Ryan Walters' proposal to supply 55,000 Bibles to public schools
A request issued by the Oklahoma State Department of Education to purchase thousands of Bibles for public schools was significantly changed Monday after questions arose surrounding its legality. New documents posted on the Education Department’s website show the vendor requirements underwent at least two major changes: the delivery date and a provision that now allows the vendor to provide Bibles and other documents such as copies of the U.
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Oklahoma’s education system always hurts for money. So why is Ryan Walters spending $3M on Bibles?
It must be nice to have $3 million stuffed in the couch cushions of your office. Because that’s essentially what Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters told us last month when he dropped a bombshell that he’d allocated $3 million to purchase Bibles.
Only one Bible edition appears to match specs set by Oklahoma public-schools chief
Does the Republican state superintendent want Oklahoma to spend $3 million in taxpayer money on the so-called Trump Bible?
Bibles that Oklahoma wants for schools match version backed by Trump
Trump reported earning $300,000 off sales of the Bible, according to financial disclosures released in August.
Lawmaker requests Oklahoma attorney general opinion on funding for Walters’ Bible mandate
An Oklahoma state lawmaker has asked the attorney general to weigh in on the legality of using legislatively-appropriated funding to place Bibles in public school classrooms. While Rep. Mark McBride,
Oklahoma State Dept. Of Education Alters Criteria For Bids On Bibles For Classrooms
The Oklahoma State Department of Education revised bid requirements for classroom Bibles after pushback from state lawmakers, and also extended the deadline for bids.
Oklahoma defends Bibles-in-schools proposal
The two Bibles that Trump has endorsed, We The People Bible and God Bless the U.S.A. Bible, both meet the criteria.
Oklahoma's Push for Bibles in Schools Comes With a Trump-Sized Price Tag
Ryan Walters' strict stipulations make it clear he’s steering Oklahoma schools to purchase Donald Trump’s Bibles at a hefty cost.
Oklahoma attorney general criticizes Ryan Walters, OSDE over delayed inhaler purchase
Attorney General Gentner Drummond told schools Superintendent Ryan Walters to figure out how to quickly buy and distribute ...
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Ryan Walters moves to dismiss Bixby superintendent's defamation lawsuit
State Superintendent Ryan Walters filed a motion Wednesday in Tulsa County District Court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit ...
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OKLAHOMA VOICE: Oklahoma lawmaker requests attorney general opinion on funding for Walters’ Bible mandate
An Oklahoma state lawmaker has asked the attorney general to weigh in on the legality of using legislatively-appropriated ...
Ryan Walters vows to 'not back down' in implementing his schools agenda despite lawsuits
State schools Superintendent Ryan Walters expressed optimism Wednesday that more than a dozen lawsuits filed against him ...
Bidding now open to supply Bibles to Oklahoma schools, Trump-endorsed Bible meets strict requirements
The qualifications are so specific that some now claim that only a very few bibles will qualify, including one endorsed by ...
Ryan Walters responds in court to Moore Public School student's pronouns lawsuit
State Superintendent Ryan Walters says a motion for summary judgment against him should be rejected because it relies on ...
Oklahoma School Superintendent Lists ‘Trump Bible’ As One Book That Meets New Classroom Criteria
Lee Greenwood’s God Bless the U.S.A. Bible, praised by Trump, won a public RFP to provide to supply 55,000 publications to ...
Ryan Walters files to dismiss Bixby Superintendent’s defamation suit
Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters has filed a motion to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed against him in August by ...
Oklahoma AG sharply criticizes Ryan Walters, OSDE for delay in buying emergency inhalers for schools
Attorney General Gentner Drummond sharply criticized State Superintendent Ryan Walters and the Oklahoma State Education Department for delays in distributing emergency inhalers to public schools.
Ryan Walters' plan to buy 55,000 'Trump Bibles' could face legal issues, experts say
Ryan Walters has said he wants Bibles in every Oklahoma classroom. Experts say the specifics of his plan raise legal ...