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Demonstrators call for Ryan Walters' ouster citing controversies instead of better outcomes
Demonstrators gathered at the State Capitol to call for the impeachment of state Schools Superintendent Ryan Walters.
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'Reckless' OK schools chief promised 'serious changes' — and this might be the biggest yet
In a major departure from decades of state and federal policy, Oklahoma’s top education official said Friday his ...
Ryan Walters' plan to remove end-of-year testing could face legal challenges
State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced plans to eliminate end-of-year testing, but the move could come with legal ...
Oklahoma State Department of Education tries for federal testing waiver
Despite #oklaed Superintendent Ryan Walters' having announced the end of government-mandated testing as a done deal, his ...
Ryan Walters promised ‘serious changes’ in Oklahoma schools. This might be the biggest yet.
In a major departure from decades of state and federal policy, Oklahoma’s top education official said Friday his ...
Supt. Walters echoes calls from teachers’ unions for reduced statewide testing
State Superintendent Ryan Walters is now echoing the calls from teachers’ unions for reduced end-of-the-year standardized tests.
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Is Oklahoma ending EOI Testing? OSDE's plan replaces them with real-time assessments
Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters is pushing to swap federally mandated end-of-year standardized tests for alternative ...
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Walters proposes pulling Oklahoma testing requirement, department asking for federal approval
State Superintendent Ryan Walters says Oklahoma schools will no longer need to use current end-of-the-year math and English ...
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State Supt. Walters ending government-mandated some end-of-year testing for grades 3-8
In a significant shift in educational policy, Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced the end of traditional ...
Superintendent Ryan Walters suspends end-of-year testing for math and reading
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KXII) - Statewide end-of-year testing for grades 3-8 in Math and English will no longer be required by the state of Oklahoma, State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced in a ...
Ryan Walters sends request to Department of Education to halt end-of-year testing
State Superintendent Ryan Walters is seeking a waiver from end-of-year testing for Oklahoma public school students.