Did OK’s controversial education chief introduce PragerU to SC schools?
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According to new reporting by The Daily Beast, controversial “edutainment” group PragerU reached out to Oklahoma Superintendent of Education Ryan Walters at least twice (in July and August of 2023) to ask him to facilitate contact with South Carolina Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver.
The first contact reported by the publication, on July 13, would have occurred just a few weeks after Weaver and Walters shared the stage during a panel discussion at the 2023 Moms for Liberty Joyful Warriors summit.
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