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Oklahoma Launches PragerU-Developed Exam for California and New York Teachers

Passing the 50-question assessment is now required for teachers to secure state certification this school year.

State flags fly over the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Stock photograph showing an American classroom taken in 2016.
Ryan Walters, pictured in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in November 2022.
This screengrab taken from a PragerU video shows two characters interacting with abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

Overview

  • Superintendent Ryan Walters began administering the PragerU-designed test on August 15 to educators relocating from California, New York as a condition for public school certification
  • Sample questions probe topics such as chromosome pairs determining biological sex, the importance of religious freedom, the first three words of the Constitution and American exceptionalism
  • Walters declined requests from the Oklahoma State Board of Education to review or approve the exam, asserting sole authority over teacher certification
  • Democrats and education groups have condemned the requirement as an ideological loyalty test and are preparing legal challenges over First Amendment and equal-protection grounds
  • Walters has signaled that the assessment could be extended to applicants from up to eight additional states under his broader ‘America First’ certification strategy