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Barnes to provide interim leadership for UNL business, finance
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Anne Barnes, senior vice president and chief financial officer for the University of Nebraska system, will provide interim leadership for the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s financial and operational functions. The appointment, announced in an...
Oklahoma ideology test for teachers from blue states draws criticism
ABC 7 Chicago - Illinois
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August 19, 2025
Oklahoma will require applicants for teacher jobs coming from California and New York to pass an exam that the Republican-dominated state's top education official says is designed to safeguard against "radical leftist ideology," but which...
Oklahoma is a ‘blueprint’ for biotechnology partnerships, federal commission says
Oklahoma Voice
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August 19, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma is a “blueprint” for Washington, D.C. of how to implement public-private partnerships in biotechnology, said a federal official who has been tasked with reviewing advancements in the industry. Michelle Rozo, vice chair of...
Oklahoma superintendent mandates ideology tests for teachers coming from blue states
Washington Examiner
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August 19, 2025
Oklahoma’s public schools superintendent said he would institute ideology tests from a conservative organization for teachers coming from blue states in order to safeguard against “radical leftist ideology.”Ryan Walters said teachers who come from...
Oklahoma To Weed Out 'Woke' Teacher Applicants By Requiring Them to Pass an 'America First' Test: What Does That Mean?
International Business Times - United Kingdom
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August 19, 2025
KEY POINTS State Superintendent Ryan Walters says the test will stop 'liberal indoctrination' from states like California and New York. Critics, including teachers' unions, call the move political grandstanding that won't address Oklahoma's...
Oklahoma to screen would-be teachers from N.Y., Calif. to keep 'leftist propaganda' out of schools
Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Pennsylvania
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August 19, 2025
For now, Pennsylvanians looking to land a teaching job in Oklahoma won’t have to take a test designed to weed out “woke indoctrinators” seeking classroom work in the conservative Sooner State. Oklahoma will soon begin administering what Ryan...
Oklahoma AG signs letter questioning legality o…
The Duncan Banner - Oklahoma
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Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led a multistate letter Friday questioning whether a new net-zero carbon emissions standard for businesses is illegal under state and federal law. Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond was also among the 23...
Oklahoma to require ideology test for teachers from New York and California
PBS Frontline
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August 19, 2025
Oklahoma will require applicants for teacher jobs coming from California and New York to pass an exam that the Republican-dominated state’s top education official says is designed to safeguard against “radical leftist ideology,” but which...
Oklahoma will test some incoming teachers to screen out ‘woke indoctrinators’
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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FILE - Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters speaks during a special state Board of Education meeting, April 12, 2023, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File) Teachers from New York and California who apply to teach in...
Oklahoma adds 'America first' teacher test for some new applicants
United Press International (UPI)
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Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Oklahoma plans to screen teachers from New York and California applying to work in the state with a new test to determine their views on a range of topics regarding their political ideology. Teachers from the two...
Political leanings of teacher applicants tested to stop 'radical leftist ideology'
Daily Express
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August 19, 2025
Oklahoma will soon require applicants from California and New York looking for teaching jobs to pass an exam to test their political leanings in a bid to prevent "radical leftist ideology" in schools. However, opponents call the assessment by the...
Small Business Optimism jumps higher in July
CityNewsOKC - Oklahoma
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Oklahoma City -- According to Main Street Small Business Owners, the Small Business Optimism Index rose 1.7 points in July to 100.3, slightly above the 52-year average of 98. As summarized in the National Federation for Independent Business survey...
Oklahoma 'test' to vet teacher candidates from out of state raises concerns
High Plains Public Radio - Kansas
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August 19, 2025
TRANSCRIPT Dick Pryor: This is Capitol Insider - taking you inside politics, policy, and government in Oklahoma. I'm Dick Pryor with Quorum Call publisher Shawn Ashley. The new school year is underway around Oklahoma and teachers from some states...
CNN Is Outraged that Oklahoma Wants Leftist Teachers to Pass PragerU’s Common Sense Assessment to Get a Job
Breitbart
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August 19, 2025
Educators who have relocated to Oklahoma from radical leftist states must now pass an assessment designed by conservative organization PragerU to earn a certificate that allows them to teach in Oklahoma schools. The move is meant to ensure the...
OSU System breaks all-time enrollment record for higher education in Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University
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August 18, 2025
Monday, August 18, 2025 Media Contact: Mack Burke | Associate Director of Media Relations | 405-744-5540 | mack.burke_iv@okstate.edu BY THE NUMBERS: OSU’s Record Enrollment* Largest system enrollment (36,934) Largest total enrollment on the...
State to test teacher applicants' political leanings in crackdown on 'radical leftist ideology'
Irish Star
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August 19, 2025
12:23 ET, 19 Aug 2025Updated 12:25 ET, 19 Aug 2025 Oklahoma will soon require teaching candidates from California and New York to complete an examination assessing their political beliefs in an effort to block "radical leftist ideology" from...
Oklahoma City Public Schools Foundation's Coat-a-Kid campaign underway
KOCO 5 - Oklahoma
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August 19, 2025
Oklahoma City Public Schools Foundation's Coat-a-Kid campaign underway Campaign gathering coats for kids ahead of colder weather ALL RIGHT JOSEPH THANK YOU. THE SCHOOL YEAR STARTED FOR OKC BUT WE ARE ALREADY LOOKING AHEAD TO THE WINTER. NOW THE...
Oklahoma to test teachers from New York, California for ‘radical leftist ideology’
FOX 10 Phoenix - Arizona
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State Flag flies over Oklahoma State Capitol, Oklahoma City OK. (Photo by: Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Oklahoma will require teacher applicants from California and New York to pass an exam that the Republican-led...
Oklahoma Will Impose Testing for Teacher Applicants from New York and California
Independent Journal Review
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August 19, 2025
A new teacher screening test in Oklahoma is drawing national attention — and sparking sharp debate — for its goal of blocking what state leaders call “woke indoctrinators” from entering the classroom. The test, created by conservative media group...
Oklahoma ideology test for teachers from New York and California draws criticism
News4Jax - Florida
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August 18, 2025
Oklahoma will require applicants for teacher jobs coming from California and New York to pass an exam that the Republican-dominated state's top education official says is designed to safeguard against “radical leftist ideology,” but which...