After three years of tumult in Oklahoma education, Gov. Kevin Stitt named Lindel Fields as the new state superintendent. Fields promised to “right the ship” of Oklahoma education, but with the governor ordering a department-wide overhaul, it seems Fields first must build a new one.
Stitt introduced Fields Thursday in the library of Tulsa’s Eisenhower International School, where Fields’ daughter, Eva, is a fifth grade student.
Fields emphasized a desire to support teachers in the role — sharply contrasting Ryan Walters, his predecessor, who vowed to “destroy” teachers unions in his new position with a conservative nonprofit. Fields tearfully highlighted his family’s connections to Tulsa Public Schools, specifically praising Eisenhower Principal Connie Horner and Tulsa Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Ebony Johnson…