Oklahoma is going backwards
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Polds4OSU
Marshall
"OKLAHOMA CITY — After an intense debate, a divided Senate Education Committee advanced a bill that would allow public schools to hire candidates with no college degree or training to teach early childhood classes.“
Senate Education Committee narrowly passes bill allowing adjunct teachers in early childhood classes • Oklahoma Voice
Oklahoma lawmakers advanced a bill to allow adjunct educators with no college degree or certification to teach early childhood classes.
oklahomavoice.com
JTOSU
Ranger
Low teacher pay is making this a necessity. More funding, directed to classroom teacher pay, would likely solve at least a portion of the issue."OKLAHOMA CITY — After an intense debate, a divided Senate Education Committee advanced a bill that would allow public schools to hire candidates with no college degree or training to teach early childhood classes.“
Senate Education Committee narrowly passes bill allowing adjunct teachers in early childhood classes • Oklahoma Voice
Oklahoma lawmakers advanced a bill to allow adjunct educators with no college degree or certification to teach early childhood classes.oklahomavoice.com
mugatu
Sheriff
Someone please start heating up the tar, we can pickup feathers from Tyson, and I’ll provide the rail.
Stillwater Townie
Ranger
I wonder what the deal was? "Give me a good sized amount for my election campaign and if I win I'll get you an easy remote job and see to it that you're paid more than you gave me."
PF5
Sheriff
Oklahoma governor disapproves of social studies standards switch
Governor Stitt voiced his disapproval Wednesday over the Social Studies Standards switch that happened at the last school board meeting.
kfor.com
As first reported by NonDoc, changes were made to the social studies standards after the board approved them, which now directs teachers and students toward debunked theories of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election and to Old Testament Bible stories and how they influenced American colonists.
NonDoc found that revisions were made following a December and January public comment period that received no acknowledgment or discussion at the Feb. 27 OSBE meeting.
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Democratic lawmakers have been pleading for the last few weeks for Republican lawmakers to act.
Essentially, if lawmakers don’t act on them, then they will automatically go through. The last day for them to act is Monday.
*how in the hell can they pass something, change the wording, and this be ok?!??*
Because they’ve all succumbed to TDS. Say one thing one day and reverse it two days later. What a chit show.They’re so afraid to get off the government teat, that all rules, vows, reason, and fair play are thrown out the window. Project 2025 is moving along nicelyOklahoma governor disapproves of social studies standards switch
Governor Stitt voiced his disapproval Wednesday over the Social Studies Standards switch that happened at the last school board meeting.kfor.com
As first reported by NonDoc, changes were made to the social studies standards after the board approved them, which now directs teachers and students toward debunked theories of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election and to Old Testament Bible stories and how they influenced American colonists.
NonDoc found that revisions were made following a December and January public comment period that received no acknowledgment or discussion at the Feb. 27 OSBE meeting.
…
Democratic lawmakers have been pleading for the last few weeks for Republican lawmakers to act.
Essentially, if lawmakers don’t act on them, then they will automatically go through. The last day for them to act is Monday.
*how in the hell can they pass something, change the wording, and this be ok?!??*
The Heritage Foundation and the oligarchs are calling the shots. “Christian” Nationalist are running amuck striving to eliminate separation of church and state. White Supremacist are having a field day pushing racism and eliminating due process for everyone that doesn’t bend a knee to tRump and his toadies, or isn’t “a whiter shade of pale”.Every tradition, rule ,law, and vow will, and has been broken in this dark red belt buckle of their twisted portrayal of “Christian “behavior, and they don’t care about corrupting everything to retain power. Living for the world is far too common. My late father used to say “Republicans are great at getting elected, but pizz poor at governance.” Trump and his minions are striving to destroy our democracy and move swiftly toward authoritarianism. Get used to the havoc, they’re just getting warmed up. Truth, empathy, and love are woke, and will not be tolerated in this regime. Trumped up fear is their playbook.Pray for our country please , we’re being attacked from within.
Polds4OSU
Marshall
Dusty Deevers, a Christian nationalist pastor/Oklahoma state senator, says the 2015 Obergefell ruling will never be settled law because "no ruling that redefines a God-ordained institution is ever truly settled": "The rogue court will stand before God for their decision."
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Dusty Deevers, a Christian nationalist pastor/Oklahoma state senator, says the 2015 Obergefell ruling will never be settled law because "no ruling that redefines a God-ordained institution is ever truly settled": "The rogue court will stand before God for their decision."
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mugatu
Sheriff
Oklahoma board members say they had ‘no idea’ of changes to social studies standards before vote • Oklahoma Voice
Members of Oklahoma's top school board said the state Education Department failed to notify them of changes to proposed academic standards.
oklahomavoice.com
"Walters said he is responsible for new language added to the standards, some of which suggest there were “discrepancies” in 2020 presidential election results, but he rejected allegations that the board members weren’t provided the updated version in advance. If approved, the standards will dictate what topics public schools must teach to students in social studies courses.
Vandenhende, Tinney and Deatherage, whom Stitt appointed in February, said they felt deceived and described the last-minute changes as a “bait and switch.” They complained they didn’t receive a copy of public comments on the standards nor were they given a red-lined draft showing what had changed in the text.
“It would have never dawned on me somebody would have changed them without telling the board whose duty it is to adopt them,” Tinney said during Thursday’s meeting.
Records the state Education Department provided indicate the board members were emailed the final version of the standards at 4 p.m. the day before their Feb. 27 meeting, which started at 9:30 a.m.
The updated version suggests there were “discrepancies” in election results in 2020, including the “sudden halting of ballot-counting in select cities in key battleground states, sudden batch dumps, an unforeseen record number of voters and the unprecedented contradiction of ‘bellwether county’ trends.”
Walters said the language isn’t intended to support or deny the outcome of the 2020 presidential election between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, but rather to encourage students to come to their own conclusions.
The original version of the standards made headlines by introducing Bible stories and teachings of Jesus that “influenced the American founders and culture.” The state’s current standards, enacted in 2019, make no mention of the Bible or Jesus.
Academic standards are reviewed and updated on a six-year cycle. They impact the topics taught in Oklahoma classrooms and the textbooks the state approves.
I weep for our children.Oklahoma board members say they had ‘no idea’ of changes to social studies standards before vote • Oklahoma Voice
Members of Oklahoma's top school board said the state Education Department failed to notify them of changes to proposed academic standards.oklahomavoice.com
"Walters said he is responsible for new language added to the standards, some of which suggest there were “discrepancies” in 2020 presidential election results, but he rejected allegations that the board members weren’t provided the updated version in advance. If approved, the standards will dictate what topics public schools must teach to students in social studies courses.
Vandenhende, Tinney and Deatherage, whom Stitt appointed in February, said they felt deceived and described the last-minute changes as a “bait and switch.” They complained they didn’t receive a copy of public comments on the standards nor were they given a red-lined draft showing what had changed in the text.
“It would have never dawned on me somebody would have changed them without telling the board whose duty it is to adopt them,” Tinney said during Thursday’s meeting.
Records the state Education Department provided indicate the board members were emailed the final version of the standards at 4 p.m. the day before their Feb. 27 meeting, which started at 9:30 a.m.
The updated version suggests there were “discrepancies” in election results in 2020, including the “sudden halting of ballot-counting in select cities in key battleground states, sudden batch dumps, an unforeseen record number of voters and the unprecedented contradiction of ‘bellwether county’ trends.”
Walters said the language isn’t intended to support or deny the outcome of the 2020 presidential election between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, but rather to encourage students to come to their own conclusions.
The original version of the standards made headlines by introducing Bible stories and teachings of Jesus that “influenced the American founders and culture.” The state’s current standards, enacted in 2019, make no mention of the Bible or Jesus.
Academic standards are reviewed and updated on a six-year cycle. They impact the topics taught in Oklahoma classrooms and the textbooks the state approves.
JTOSU
Ranger
IF this does not get rescinded, I predict most Social Studies classroom teachers will not teach any standards about the 2020 election controversy.Oklahoma board members say they had ‘no idea’ of changes to social studies standards before vote • Oklahoma Voice
Members of Oklahoma's top school board said the state Education Department failed to notify them of changes to proposed academic standards.oklahomavoice.com
"Walters said he is responsible for new language added to the standards, some of which suggest there were “discrepancies” in 2020 presidential election results, but he rejected allegations that the board members weren’t provided the updated version in advance. If approved, the standards will dictate what topics public schools must teach to students in social studies courses.
Vandenhende, Tinney and Deatherage, whom Stitt appointed in February, said they felt deceived and described the last-minute changes as a “bait and switch.” They complained they didn’t receive a copy of public comments on the standards nor were they given a red-lined draft showing what had changed in the text.
“It would have never dawned on me somebody would have changed them without telling the board whose duty it is to adopt them,” Tinney said during Thursday’s meeting.
Records the state Education Department provided indicate the board members were emailed the final version of the standards at 4 p.m. the day before their Feb. 27 meeting, which started at 9:30 a.m.
The updated version suggests there were “discrepancies” in election results in 2020, including the “sudden halting of ballot-counting in select cities in key battleground states, sudden batch dumps, an unforeseen record number of voters and the unprecedented contradiction of ‘bellwether county’ trends.”
Walters said the language isn’t intended to support or deny the outcome of the 2020 presidential election between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, but rather to encourage students to come to their own conclusions.
The original version of the standards made headlines by introducing Bible stories and teachings of Jesus that “influenced the American founders and culture.” The state’s current standards, enacted in 2019, make no mention of the Bible or Jesus.
Academic standards are reviewed and updated on a six-year cycle. They impact the topics taught in Oklahoma classrooms and the textbooks the state approves.
mugatu
Sheriff
How much leeway is there for just not covering something in the standard?
JTOSU
Ranger
Depends on the district, but a new standard for Social Studies would be hard to require.
Also, teachers are smart.
The standard could easily be taught by giving a liesson on the Electoral College. Teacher could use the 2020 election as an example of how just a few votes changed election outcomes.
Teacher would be accurately educating about the Electoral College, would be showing students the power of an individual vote, and demonstrating how some states do take longer to count ballots, all the while not wading into any controversy.
This is a way to get religious nuts / moms for liberty indoctrinating kids. Nothing more, nothing less."OKLAHOMA CITY — After an intense debate, a divided Senate Education Committee advanced a bill that would allow public schools to hire candidates with no college degree or training to teach early childhood classes.“
Senate Education Committee narrowly passes bill allowing adjunct teachers in early childhood classes • Oklahoma Voice
Oklahoma lawmakers advanced a bill to allow adjunct educators with no college degree or certification to teach early childhood classes.oklahomavoice.com
JTOSU
Ranger
You sound like the far-right that thinks teachers are indoctrinating students with LGBTQ content.
There is a definitive and undeniable need for more teachers in the classrooms. And there are many qualified people that could be teachers. But the problem is driven by such low teacher compensation that the position is not attractive for many.
I agree and appreciate the need for the bill, but I don’t agree with the solution.
Funny how the far left and far right mimic each other.
It's also funny how some moderates (on the left or the right of absolute neutrality) get accused of being extreme partisans when they happen to disagree with someone that is to the left or the right of them on the issue.
Stillwater Townie
Ranger
Who knows how much bribe money gets passed under the table? So, to avoid getting exposed back, best not to hold anybody accountable for shady stuff, including Walters.
‘It’s obvious nobody’s watching’: Former GOP lawmaker says Republicans failing to hold Walters accountable amid massive staff payments
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