OKLAHOMA CITY (KNWA/KFTA) — Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters is stepping down, he announced in an interview on FOX News Wednesday night.

Walters said he would be the CEO of the newly created Teacher Freedom Alliance, which describes itself as an organization that "exists to assist educators in their mission to develop free, moral, and upright American citizens." The group's website says it will act as a "viable alternative" to teachers' unions.

"I'm excited to announce I'll be stepping down as Oklahoma State Superintendent and taking on the role as the CEO of the Teacher Freedom Alliance," Walters said to FOX News' Trace Gallagher.

Since Walters was elected as state superintendent in November 2022, he has faced multiple lawsuits, arguments with school leaders and several other

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