During Secretary of Education Linda McMahon’s stop in Oklahoma this week for her “Returning Education to the States Tour,” she attended a bill signing and toured a local public charter school with Gov. Kevin Stitt and other state officials. One person was noticeably missing: State Superintendent Ryan Walters — the conservative firebrand in charge of the public education system there.
McMahon toured Dove Science Academy, a public charter school that Republicans in the state have touted as a success story for their school choice legislation. Walters in particular has been a big advocate for school choice, specifically for giving families more access to religious and conservative schools.
But he was nowhere to be found on Tuesday — and that was by design.