Beth Wallace

Things like looking at bellwether county trends, looking at, you know, quote-unquote batch dumps of ballots, the sudden halting of ballot counting.

Things like looking at bellwether county trends, looking at, you know, quote-unquote batch dumps of ballots, the sudden halting of ballot counting.

Those board members actually only had hours to look at these new standards that had been put in at the last minute. Many of the new members didn't even know about these additions.

Those board members actually only had hours to look at these new standards that had been put in at the last minute. Many of the new members didn't even know about these additions.

He has a state committee to specifically implement Trump policies in Oklahoma schools. There's a video that came out a few months ago that he required schools to show students of him praying for President Trump. So this is just kind of the next thing in a long line of overtures to President Trump that Ryan Walters has made.

He has a state committee to specifically implement Trump policies in Oklahoma schools. There's a video that came out a few months ago that he required schools to show students of him praying for President Trump. So this is just kind of the next thing in a long line of overtures to President Trump that Ryan Walters has made.

Things like looking at bellwether county trends, looking at, you know, quote-unquote batch dumps of ballots, the sudden halting of ballot counting.

Those board members actually only had hours to look at these new standards that had been put in at the last minute. Many of the new members didn't even know about these additions.

He has a state committee to specifically implement Trump policies in Oklahoma schools. There's a video that came out a few months ago that he required schools to show students of him praying for President Trump. So this is just kind of the next thing in a long line of overtures to President Trump that Ryan Walters has made.

The standards have been championed by Ryan Walters, Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction and a conservative firebrand.

The standards have been championed by Ryan Walters, Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction and a conservative firebrand.

While Republican leadership raised concerns about a rushed procedure to get the standards through the State Board of Education, the content of the standards has gotten little pushback from the majority party. A lawsuit filed by a former GOP Oklahoma attorney general could stall the implementation of the standards, which are set to take effect next school year.

While Republican leadership raised concerns about a rushed procedure to get the standards through the State Board of Education, the content of the standards has gotten little pushback from the majority party. A lawsuit filed by a former GOP Oklahoma attorney general could stall the implementation of the standards, which are set to take effect next school year.

But like other Republican criticisms, the lawsuit takes issue with how the standards were approved, not the standards themselves. For NPR News, I'm Beth Wallace.

But like other Republican criticisms, the lawsuit takes issue with how the standards were approved, not the standards themselves. For NPR News, I'm Beth Wallace.