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An American Education | 2. Testing Teachers for 'Wokeness'

An American Education | 2. Testing Teachers for 'Wokeness'

Update: 2025-09-25
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Hanna Rosin sits down with Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters to ask him about a purity test for teachers and a nearly scandalous incident that happened days before the interview. And two Oklahoma high-school teachers take very different paths.


This is the second episode of a two-part series from Radio Atlantic. (This episode has been updated from a previously published version to include additional news.)


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An American Education | 2. Testing Teachers for 'Wokeness'

An American Education | 2. Testing Teachers for 'Wokeness'

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