Overview

• Newly installed superintendent Lindel Fields removed Walters-era appointee Kendra Wesson as chair of the state textbook review committee and appointed himself to the role.
• Fields outlined immediate priorities focused on reading proficiency, teacher recruitment and retention, and expanded career pathways for students.
• He said all existing contracts and programs from the previous administration, including contentious agreements, will be reviewed for their value to students.
• Governor Kevin Stitt unveiled a seven-person turnaround team, added two state board members, and appointed University of Oklahoma professor Dan Hamlin as secretary of education.
• Attorney General Gentner Drummond has requested a financial audit of OSDE spending during Ryan Walters’ tenure, now with the state auditor for processing, as educators report an early lift in morale.