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Oklahoma's New Curriculum Sparks Controversy Over Election Fraud Claims

5/7/2025

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Oklahoma's upcoming social studies curriculum, set to launch in the 2025-2026 school year, requires high school students to study disputed claims of 2020 election fraud and the controversial assertion that COVID-19 emerged from a Chinese lab. These standards, championed by Superintendent Ryan Walters, have ignited fierce criticism and concern over the integrity of education.

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Oklahoma's upcoming social studies curriculum, set to launch in the 2025-2026 school year, requires high school students to study disputed claims of 2020 election fraud and the controversial assertion that COVID-19 emerged from a Chinese lab. These standards, championed by Superintendent Ryan Walters, have ignited fierce criticism and concern over the integrity of education.