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Several Democratic House Representatives held a press conference Tuesday morning to address the toxic flaws of State Superintendent Ryan Walters and request an investigation into his actions.

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/Oklahoma State Department of EducationBomb threats against public schools in Tulsa, Oklahoma, continued to pour in on Tuesday as right-wing indignation over a satirical TikTok video posted earlier this month by a local educator enters its second week.Large numbers of students have reportedly stayed home in the wake of the threats, which set the city of just over 400,000 on edge.At the same time, the state’s 38-year-old Superinten...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma residents are expressing frustration with lack of seating at recent State Board of Education meetings.

As bomb threats continue to disrupt schools in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a new lawsuit alleges kids face additional danger under state education boss Ryan Walters.

House Democrats have called upon Speaker of the House Charles McCall, R-Atoka, to form a bipartisan committee to investigate impeachment charges for State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters.

West Texas A&M's Faculty Senate voted no confidence in its president last spring, partly for his talk of a “textbook-free” campus. Now he's doubling down. West Texas A&M University’s president made a splashy announcement late last week: effective next fall, his university would no longer charge students for “textbooks.”

State education board meetings have traditionally attracted little interest, but Superintendent Ryan Walters’ controversial positions have drawn huge crowds to the meetings.

State education board meetings have traditionally attracted little interest, but Superintendent Ryan Walters’ controversial positions have drawn huge crowds to the meetings.

House Democrats have called upon Speaker of the House Charles McCall, R-Atoka, to form a bipartisan committee to investigate impeachment charges for State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters.