OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — A state lawmaker is raising renewed ethical concerns into State Superintendent Ryan Walters after an announcement this week he's stepping down and entering the private sector.

Walters announced over social media Wednesday night he's taking the job as CEO of the Teacher Freedom Alliance. The group was launched in March under its' parent organization The Freedom Foundation.

The Teacher Freedom Alliance's website says it helps educators exercise their First Amendment rights to voluntary associate in support of teaching successive generations of free, moral and upright American citizens. The group serves as an alternative for educators who don't align with ideals in traditional teachers unions. The website says it has over 3,000 members.

Walters shared in public state

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