State Superintendent Lindel Fields, who was appointed to the position this month, indicated Wednesday he will not fight in court to defend Walters’ order that Oklahoma public schools teach from the Bible and keep a copy of it in every classroom.

The rule requires school counselors to spend at least 80% of their work time on direct and indirect counseling services that have an impact on student growth in the areas of academic advisement, college and career, and life skills and wellness.

A group of parents and advocates have dropped a lawsuit against a proposed Catholic charter school in Oklahoma after the U.S. Supreme Court let stand a state ruling blocking the school from operating with public funds. The plaintiffs, represented by national civil liberties groups, declared victory following the Court’s 4-4 split.

ll public schools in Oklahoma must pay for free cafeteria meals for every student and exclude certain dyes and processed foods, the state’s top education official ordered. State Superintendent Ryan Walters issued a mandate that all districts adjust their budgets to include no-cost breakfasts and lunches in all public schools. Walters said districts already have […]

Frustrated with religious content and polarizing language added to Oklahoma academic standards, some parents say they plan to opt their children out of “ideologically charged” social studies lessons in public schools.

The case questions whether charter schools, long considered public, are truly an arm of the government and whether states should be able to deny a school access to taxpayer funding because it is religious.

More than a dozen states in the past two years have launched or expanded programs that allow families to use taxpayer dollars to send their students to private schools. Now, President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress want to supercharge those efforts.

Bixby schools chief Rob Miller filed the lawsuit against state Superintendent Ryan Walters, who called Miller a “liar,” a “clown” and a “true embarrassment.” The state superintendent also claimed the Bixby district has “all kinds of financial problems.”