Oklahoma to test teachers from New York, California for ‘radical leftist ideology’

The Brief

Oklahoma will require teacher applicants from California and New York to pass an exam that the Republican-led state’s top education official says is meant to guard against ‘radical leftist ideology,’ though critics argue it amounts to a ‘MAGA loyalty test.’

What they're saying:

Ryan Walters, Oklahoma's public schools superintendent, said Monday that any teacher coming from the two blue states will be required to pass an assessment exam administered by PragerU, an Oklahoma-based conservative nonprofit, before getting a state certification.

"As long as I am superintendent, Oklahoma classrooms will be safeguarded from the radical leftist ideology fostered in places like California and New York," Walters said in a statement.

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