Oklahoma Education Superintendent Ryan Walters will step down from his state leadership position to take over as chief executive officer of the Teacher Freedom Alliance on Oct. 1, the organization announced Thursday.
The alliance, an entity of the Freedom Foundation, represents educators who oppose their local and national teachers’ unions.
“For decades, union bosses have poisoned our schools with politics and propaganda while abandoning parents, students, and good teachers,” Walters said in the Sept. 25 news release announcing his appointment.
“That ends today. We’re going to expose them, fight them, and take back our classrooms. At the Teachers Freedom Alliance, we’re giving educators real freedom; freedom from the liberal, woke agenda that has corrupted public education. We will arm teachers with the tools, support, and freedom they need, without forcing them to give up their values. This is a battle for the future of our kids, and we will not lose.”…