Oklahoma education leaders are giving the public a first look at the new exam that will be required for teacher applicants coming from California and New York.
The test, created in partnership with PragerU, is being framed by State Superintendent Ryan Walters as a way to “protect Oklahoma classrooms from radical leftist ideology.”
Walters announced this week that any teacher moving to Oklahoma from those two states will need to pass the exam before receiving 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. “Any teacher coming from these states will be required to pass our new PragerU assessment before receiving certification, because we refuse to let G