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Ryan Walters calls for $6M to purchase Bibles for classrooms in proposed budget
"I believe it's important for historical context for kids to understand the role the Bible played." Walters also said the state Education Department wants to protect teacher's rights, adding that his office is investigating complaints from parents of a teacher who was dismissed for expressing questions about God in the classroom.
State Superintendent Ryan Walters asking state lawmakers to double Bible-buying budget
State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced his agency will ask for an additional $3 million to purchase Bibles for classrooms.
Mixed reactions from lawmakers as Ryan Walters seeks $3 million for Bibles in classrooms
As part of that budget proposal, State Superintendent Ryan Walters is asking lawmakers for $3 million to put Bibles in Oklahoma classrooms. We're hearing mixed reactions from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, as some lawmakers are pointing out how the state constitution forbids this kind of request.
State school board member, lawmakers raise legal concerns over Walters’ proposed Bible purchases
An Oklahoma State School Board member and multiple state lawmakers voiced concerns Thursday after State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced he would like the state to give his agency an additional $3 million in taxpayer dollars to purchase New King James version Bibles to put in public school classrooms.
OKLAHOMA VOICE: Walters asks Oklahoma lawmakers for $3 million in public funds to buy Bibles
Oklahoma’s top education official and school board will ask the state Legislature for an extra $3 million in public funds to purchase a Bible for every public
Superintendent Ryan Walters wants to spend $6 million to put Bibles in Oklahoma classrooms
At Thursday’s State Board of Education meeting, State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced in his annual budget proposal $3 million was already being spent on classroom Bibles, and the board voted to ask the legislature for an additional $3 million.
Ryan Walters call for total of $6 million for Bibles draws pushback from opponents
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OPINION: Ryan Walters' school Bible mandate undermines freedom and faith
In June, state schools Superintendent Ryan Walters issued a memo requiring the Bible be taught in Oklahoma public schools, ...
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Oklahoma State Superintendent Requests $3M for Bibles in Public Schools Amid Church-State Separation Debate
Oklahoma's Superintendent, Ryan Walters, seeks an extra $3 million for Bibles in public schools, raising church-state ...
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LTE: Walters Bible purchase may break law
“Of the Making of (Bible) Books There is no End” (Ecclesiastes 12:12) School Superintendent Ryan Walters’ proposed $3 million purchase of King James Bibles flouts the Oklahoma’s 2010 law ...
Where did $3 million for Bibles in education budget come from? Walters isn't saying
State Superintendent Ryan Walters wants $3 million more for Bibles for schools in the next budget. But where did he get $3 ...
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Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters wants to spend $6 million on classroom Bibles
At Thursday’s State Board of Education meeting, State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced in his annual budget proposal $3 ...