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Why Oklahoma's top public education official aims to bring bibles into classrooms

By Elizabeth Caldwell
Published October 11, 2024 at 3:11 AM CDT
Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters speaks to reporters on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, at Tulsa Public Schools' Monroe Demonstration Academy
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Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters speaks to reporters on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, at Tulsa Public Schools' Monroe Demonstration Academy.

Oklahoma's top education official has made headlines for mandating Bibles in each classroom but once upon a time he was a high school teacher who enjoyed dissecting racy HBO dramas with students.
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Elizabeth Caldwell
Before joining Public Radio Tulsa, Elizabeth Caldwell was a freelance reporter and a teacher. She holds a master's from Hollins University. Her audio work has appeared at KCRW, CBC's The World This Weekend, and The Missouri Review. She is a south Florida native and a proud veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard, having served aboard the icebreaker USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10).
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