Oklahoma to test teachers from NY, CA to guard against ‘radical leftist ideology

[Jessica_Rose]

Oklahoma to test teachers from New York, California to guard against 'radical leftist ideology'

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Story by HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and JAMIE STENGLE (18 Aug 2025)

Oklahoma will require applicants for teacher jobs coming from California and New York to pass an exam that the Republican-dominated state's top education official says is designed to safeguard against "radical leftist ideology," but which opponents decry as a "MAGA loyalty test."

Ryan Walters, Oklahoma's public schools superintendent, said Monday that any teacher coming from the two blue states will be required to pass an assessment exam administered by PragerU, an Oklahoma-based conservative nonprofit, before getting a state certification.

"As long as I am superintendent, Oklahoma classrooms will be safeguarded from the radical leftist ideology fostered in places like California and New York," Walters said in a statement.

PragerU, short for Prager University, puts out short videos with a conservative perspective on politics and economics. It promotes itself as "focused on changing minds through the creative use of digital media."

Quinton Hitchcock, a spokesperson for the state's education department, said the Prager test for teacher applicants has been finalized and will be rolling out "very soon."

Prager didn't immediately respond to a phone message or email seeking comment. But Marissa Streit, CEO of PragerU, told CNN that several questions on the assessment relate to "undoing the damage of gender ideology."

[Lori Dee]

Mind control through propaganda begins in the classroom.