In front of an overflow crowd, Oklahoma’s top education official called teacher unions “terrorist organizations” and blamed his predecessor for leaving his agency a “dumpster fire” while answering pointed questions from lawmakers for over two hours Monday at the Capitol.
State schools Superintendent Ryan Walters’ most incendiary comments prompted groans from Democrats before the meeting came to an abrupt end. The House Appropriations and Budget Committee had invited Walters for an update on education issues.
