The Oklahoma State Department of Education, led by Republican Superintendent Ryan Walters, has partnered with the conservative nonprofit PragerU to create an assessment for teachers relocating from other states. This "ideological purity test" will evaluate educators' knowledge of the Constitution, understanding of "American exceptionalism," and grasp of what Walters describes as "fundamental biological differences" between boys and girls. Teachers who fail this assessment will not be certified to teach in Oklahoma, with implementation planned before the 2025/2026 school year. Walters has stated the goal is to keep "woke agendas" and "leftist propaganda" out of Oklahoma classrooms. This latest initiative is part of a broader pattern of controversial far-right policies implemented by Walters, who has previously appointed PragerU co-founder Dennis Prager and other conservative figures to overhaul the state's social studies curriculum. His tenure has been marked by numerous contentious...