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    Ryan Walters targets immigration in Oklahoma’s priorities under Trump

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    Two days later American voters elected former President Donald Trump running for a second term, Public Schools Superintendent Ryan Walters released a memo listing what he described as the Oklahoma State Department of Education’s priorities under Trump.

    Walters addressed the memo, with the subject line “Concerning the Elimination of the United States Department of Education,” to Oklahoma parents and copied it to public school superintendents. He said he would direct “agency resources” to ensure five priorities are championed, including “ending social indoctrination in classrooms” and “ending the impact of ‘illegal immigration on our schools’.

    Walters, who has served as Oklahoma State Superintendent since January 2023, has been unapologetic in his loyalty to Trumppublishing numerous social media videos support the former and future president. Walters passed thousands of taxpayers’ money to hire outside public relations firms, who attempted to increase its visibility in the national media and presented him as an expert on education reform.

    Trump said last month in an interview on Fox News“We are going to take the Department of Education (and) shut it down. I’m going to close it.

    In his note, Walters explained how he thought eliminate the US Department of Education “and moving to block grants would restore authority to states, allowing communities – not bureaucrats in Washington – to decide what is best for their children. »

    In addition to tackling “social indoctrination” and “illegal immigration,” Walters also said the state would use increased authority over schools to defend parents’ rights, protect patriotism in curriculum schools and block foreign influence in schools.

    “For decades, the U.S. Department of Education has unjustifiably expanded the federal government’s power over American education, and this overreach has caused local communities and parents to lose control of their own schools,” Walters said in a statement.

    Walters has had several run-ins with the federal education agency. Walters continued US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona about recent changes to federal rules involving the interpretation of Title IX, which Walters called “illegal and unconstitutional.” In July, the federal agency released a report criticizing how Walters’ state agency and its management of federal programs and use of funds.

    More: As immigration debate erupts, Ryan Walters calls on Kamala Harris to pay Oklahoma $475 million.

    “Thanks to President Trump, we will reverse this trend. By eliminating federal bureaucracy, money can be efficiently directed to local schools and allow disenfranchised parents to have a more direct say in education in their states and communities. Working with President Trump, I will do everything in my power to limit federal overreach in education and restore parents to their rightful authority over our schools.

    The memo drew immediate criticism from lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle.

    State Rep. Mark McBride, R-Moore, outgoing chairman of the Oklahoma House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Education and a frequent critic of Walters, said the announcement was an attempt by Walters to get “some attention” from Trump. .

    Before the Oklahoma State Department of Education begins responding to the second Trump administration’s education policy, McBride said, it should probably hear from the Trump administration what exactly that policy will be.

    “I find it funny that not even 48 hours after Trump was elected, Walters is already talking about what the Trump administration is going to do,” McBride said. “Personally, I will wait until the adults in the room – that is, President Trump and his team – decide before getting excited.”

    State Rep. Jacob Rosecrants, D-Norman, who is a member of the House Joint Education Committee, called the memo “yet another example of Walters’ ineptitude and lust for power.” .

    “Not only can he not do the things he is proposing, but he is obviously doing all of this to get the attention of the new president,” Rosecrants said. “None of this will help our schools rise from the bottom, where he left our schools, in the almost two years he was elected to lead our schools.”

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