State Superintendent Ryan Walters said educators from California and New York could be required to take an “America First” test if they want to teach in Oklahoma schools.

Rather than tinkering with the tools that measure student outcomes, Ryan Walters should focus on impactful early literacy and math policy.

The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office has concluded its investigation into State Superintendent Ryan Walters, saying it's turning over its findings to the Oklahoma County District Attorney's Office.

A 2016 teacher of the year finalist, Walters taught high school history for eight years, according to his government biography. In Sept. 2020, he was appointed as Secretary of Public Education in Oklahoma. He was elected to his current position in 2022, according to Ballotpedia, and his term ends in January 2027. Walters has long supported Trump, echoing several of his stances on education.

County Sheriff's Office said Friday that deputies have finished their investigation into what was on Ryan Walters' TV.

Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters (pictured) turned a press conference into a spectacle of insults and outrage on Thursday, launching into a fiery, Trump-style tirade at a reporter

In late July 2025, social media posts claimed that Ryan Walters, Oklahoma's top education official, was caught watching adult content during an Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting. "Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters, the same guy banning books and pushing the Bible into classrooms, was reportedly caught watching explicit content during an executive meeting," the caption of one ...

A CNN report described questions allegedly found in a test that was given to teachers from liberal-leaning states by the Oklahoma Department of Education.