Overview

• All teachers relocating from liberal-leaning jurisdictions must pass the new certification before they can obtain Oklahoma teaching credentials.
• PragerU collaborators are crafting exam questions on American history, civics, common-sense reasoning and Bible-infused history standards.
• Superintendent Ryan Walters said the measure is designed to block educators he labels “woke, indoctrinating social justice warriors” and curb gender-identity instruction seen in other states.
• Teachers ranked in the top 10 percent nationally who relocate to Oklahoma are eligible for signing bonuses up to $50,000.
• School board members have sought legal reviews over whether the test requires formal approval and duplicates existing state credentialing rules.