Oklahoma's newly elected Republican head of public schools campaigned for the job last fall on a platform of banning certain books and fighting “woke ideology” in public schools
FILE - Ryan Walters, Republican candidate for state superintendent of public instruction, talks with supporters at a Republican watch party Nov. 8, 2022, in Oklahoma City. Walters is a strong supporter of a voucher-style plan that would allow parents to use taxpayer money to homeschool their children or send them to private schools, even religious ones.
State Rep. Mark McBride, a veteran Republican lawmaker who heads a key education budget committee in the House, said he's disappointed Walters has continued to engage in inflammatory commentary and take advice from his campaign consultant instead of working with lawmakers on policy. “I wish we could get down into the details of trying to deliver on school choice and a real teacher pay raise,” Treat said.called on Walters to end the divisive rhetoricWalters is a strong supporter of a voucher-style plan that would allow parents to use taxpayer money to homeschool their children or send them to private schools, even religious ones. The issue is a major one the Republican-controlled Legislature is considering this year amid bipartisan opposition.
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