If you’re an Oklahoma parent and recently found yourself wondering, “Why is Ryan Walters emailing me again?”—congrats! You’ve been added to the State Superintendent’s unofficial propaganda email list… whether you asked for it or not.
Over the past couple of months, we’ve been forwarded a series of email newsletters that Ryan has apparently been blasting out to Oklahoma parents.
Titled “Oklahoma Public School Update” and wrapped in official-looking branding complete with his name and state seal, the emails first started landing in inboxes back in January under the benign—and very false—pretense of “We're just sharing some important updates and new initiatives” about our public schools.
For example, here’s one he sent on January 8th:
As any informed Oklahoman knows, Ryan Walters is anything but benign or innocuous—malignant and insidious are probably more appropriate terms—so naturally, the “Public School Update” has quickly evolved into yet another propaganda platform where he can pitch, spin, and promote his dystopian, theocratic privatization agenda for Oklahoma public education direct to in-boxes.