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100 years after Scopes Monkey Trial, a new religious culture war emerges in Oklahoma
Oklahoma is forcing courts – as they did in Tennessee in 1925 – to wrestle with the question of how much religion is ...
The Indianapolis Star5d
Ryan Walters, Oklahoma center of religious culture war over ... - IndyStar
Ryan Walters' Bible mandate and other directives, and Oklahoma's education rankings. Even as Oklahoma education is mired near the bottom nationally in almost every metric of success, ...
Baptist News Global13d
Another lawsuit filed to stop Bible-based curriculum in Oklahoma
More than 30 religious leaders, teachers and parents filed a lawsuit July 1 to block Oklahoma’s plan to implement ...
Ryan Walters wants to force school districts to fund student meals, blaming cost on 'bureaucratic bloat'
In a letter to parents, state Superintendent Ryan Walters has blamed “bureaucratic bloat” for the cost of school lunches ...
The New York Sun10d
Parents, Among Them Christians, Sue To Block New Oklahoma School Curriculum That Includes Bible Stories
A lead plaintiff and Baptist minister says the standards do a ‘disservice’ to students by treating the Bible as a ‘history ...
OSDE partners with Today Foundation to bring America First history perspective to students
Superintendent Walters announces historic partnership with Amira LearningAs part of Amira Learning, Bill Bennett’s “Story of ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer5d
Ryan Walters, Oklahoma center of religious culture war over education
Ryan Walters' Bible mandate and other directives, and Oklahoma's education rankings. Even as Oklahoma education is mired near the bottom nationally in almost every metric of success, ...