The schools in left-leaning Tulsa have been at the center of a campaign by Ryan Walters, Oklahoma’s Republican superintendent.
Tag: Oklahoma
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Tulsa Superintendent to Step Down, in a Showdown With State Officials
Deborah A. Gist hopes to stop a state takeover of the district, which is majority Black and Hispanic. Ryan Walters, the state superintendent, is a fiery conservative.
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Oklahoma’s Religious Public Charter School Would Be an Affront to Taxpayers Everywhere
Christian nationalists right see charter schools as fertile ground for a full-on assault on the separation of church and state in public education.
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ChiefsAholic, Kansas City Superfan, Charged in $70,000 Bank Theft
Federal prosecutors accused Xavier Babudar, a Kansas City Chiefs fan known as ChiefsAholic, of committing a string of bank robberies across the Midwest.
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Extreme Heat, Storms and Hail Threaten an Already Battered Oklahoma
Thousands of people were without power in the state, with days of sweltering triple-digit temperatures still to come, along with the possibility of more severe storms.