Say what you want about Ryan Walters, the guy sure was ambitious. Granted, it was an Emperor Palpatine type of way, but ambitious nonetheless.
That’s something you should probably not say about his appointed replacement – Superintendent Lindel Fields. The proof is right there in the school pudding:
Yep, that’s right. The quality and standards of Oklahoma public education have dropped so low that we’re now turning to Mississippi for help and guidance!
Here are the details.
“Improving education is going to contribute to the economic vitality because it’s going to recruit more businesses,” Fields said. “So yeah, I think we all should feel the weight of that and how we can move that forward.”
Speaking after his second State Board of Education meeting on Thursday, Fields said he plans to look to Mississippi’s education model after that state’s literacy outcomes improved dramatically in recent years.
“The Mississippi Marathon, that’s what I call it,” Fields said. “Literacy coaches are a big component of that. But they’re not the only component.”