Overview

• Walters announced his departure on Fox News, confirming he will become CEO of the Teacher Freedom Alliance and declaring a national campaign to weaken teachers’ unions.
• He has not specified his final day in state office, though his adviser said he expects Walters to leave in late September or early October.
• The Teacher Freedom Alliance, launched by the Freedom Foundation, reports roughly 2,600–2,700 enrolled teachers and promotes an alternative to union membership.
• Walters’ tenure featured culture-war directives such as Bible instruction in classrooms, a push for Turning Point USA chapters in high schools, ideological screening proposals for some out-of-state teachers, and disputed social studies guidance.
• Oklahoma’s attorney general sharply criticized Walters’ record, and Stitt signaled a search for a successor focused on academic outcomes, with names like Nellie Sanders and Mark McBride discussed in reporting as possibilities.