Samara Schiffman

A sign reading “Welcome to Oklahoma. Discover the Excellence.” In September 2020, Republican Governor Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma named  Ryan Walters as Secretary of Public Education, placing him in charge of the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE). As a former Executive Director of Oklahoma Achieves, an education initiative within the State Chamber of Oklahoma, Walters describes  himself as empowering parents, teachers, and community leaders to better the state’s education system for...

A Problem of Their Own Design? Universities have always been hotbeds for political discourse and disagreement; however, in the past few...