Oklahoma to Teach Kids Trump’s False 2020 Election Narrative
Oklahoma’s new social studies standards, championed by Superintendent Ryan Walters, include a section instructing students to identify “discrepancies” in the 2020 election results, echoing unsubstantiated claims of widespread fraud. This decision followed the state Senate’s refusal to reject the language, despite concerns from three new board members regarding Walters’ lack of transparency in the process and late changes made without their knowledge or public input. Walters, however, defended the standards as “unapologetically conservative” and “pro-America,” while critics condemned them as partisan and age-inappropriate. The controversy highlights a broader clash over the role of political ideology in public education.
John Q. Hosedrinker