As we explained on Tuesday, Kevin Stitt shocked the local education world on Tuesday when announced he was nominating Dr. Katherine Curry – the Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at Oklahoma State University – to replace State School Superintendant Ryan Walters as his choice for State Secretary of Public Education.
The news was surprising for a couple of reasons:
1. Stitt and Ryan Walters – his previous Secretary of Education – are regular old right-wing pals who seemed equally determined to destroy public education from the inside with the help of their conservative pals and grifters.