Overview

• Walters announced on Fox News that he will leave the superintendent’s post to become CEO of the Teacher Freedom Alliance.
• His senior adviser said he expects Walters to formally depart in early October, following days of local reporting that an exit was imminent.
• Under Oklahoma law, Gov. Kevin Stitt will appoint a replacement to run the State Department and Board of Education through the end of the term in January 2027.
• Walters recently launched a push to establish Turning Point USA’s Club America chapters in every high school and warned districts that refusal could affect accreditation.
• Attorneys and education law specialists say he has no authority to force or punish districts over such clubs, citing local board control and the federal Equal Access Act.