Oklahoma State Board of Education member Chris VanDenhende, right, speaks while member Ryan Deatherage, left, listens during a meeting April 24, 2025, at the Oklahoma State Department of Education in Oklahoma City. (Photo by Nuria Martinez-Keel/Oklahoma Voice)
OKLAHOMA CITY — Members of the Oklahoma State Board of Education on Thursday said they want to hold a special meeting to discuss how their authority aligns with the state’s superintendent.
The board members, who govern Oklahoma’s public schools, said they wanted to meet to discuss the extent of state Superintendent Ryan Walters’ power and what actions he can take without their authority after learning Thursday morning that the body’s secretary was no longer employed by the state Department of Education…