Ryan Walters to resign as Oklahoma state superintendent for private sector job

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Walters, who has been a controversial leader of the Oklahoma State Department of Education, made the announcement on Fox News. He said he plans to join the the Teacher Freedom Alliance

Walters on Wednesday night said, "I'm excited to announce I'll be stepping down as Oklahoma State Superintendent and taking on the role as the CEO of the Teacher Freedom Alliance."

More information about the organization can be found here.

The Oklahoma State Board of Education will hold its September meeting on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. The agenda for the meeting says Walters will have remarks at the beginn

https://www.koco.com/article/ryan-walters-resigns-oklahoma-state-superintendent-teacher-freedom-alliance/68044078

When we agreed to let Walters use our studio for his interview with FOX national, we made clear we were going to talk to him afterward. Instead he avoided my questions. (Video coming) In the meantime, his new position is posted online.

— Wendy Suares (@wsuares.bsky.social) 2025-09-25T04:06:23.497Z

Ryan Walters bolts after announcing on cable news (in our studio) he will be stepping down as Superintendent to become CEO of Teacher Freedom Alliance to “destroy the teacher unions”.

— Wendy Suares (@wsuares.bsky.social) 2025-09-25T04:51:04.557Z