Your Vote Counts: What Happens Next With Ongoing Social Studies Standards 'Fiasco' in Oklahoma?

Discussions have intensified at the state capitol around the social studies standards set by the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE). Recently, calls have emerged for legislative intervention as scrutiny over these standards continues.

Statements by Governor Stitt suggest sending these standards back to the OSDE for further review, which has raised concerns over potential costs to taxpayers, potentially amounting to millions for new textbooks.

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