Ryan Walters elected Oklahoma State Superintendent – FOX23 News

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Republican Ryan Walters was elected Oklahoma’s subsequent state superintendent of public instruction, which oversees, implements and critiques insurance policies in Oklahoma’s public faculty system.

In one in all Green Country’s closest races, Walters beat Democrat, and longtime Oklahoma trainer, Jena Nelson.

Nelson, Oklahoma’s 2020 Teacher of the Year, ran on the promise that public {dollars} would keep in public faculties. She additionally aimed to cease lecturers from leaving the occupation and deal with trainer pay.

Walters, who served because the Oklahoma Secretary of Education, made his marketing campaign about conserving ”indoctrination” out of Oklahoma schools. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt appointed Walters to the position in 2020.

Walters taught historical past at McAlester High School for eight years earlier than going into politics.

Walters embraced Stitt’s education-voucher proposal that will enable public cash to be spent on tuition at personal faculties, together with spiritual faculties. He additionally pushed for the banning of certain books at school libraries.

He will change two-term State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister.

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