When Parents Have a Voice, Students Have a Future
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Today, Superintendent Ryan Walters highlights the importance of empowering parents in their children’s education. By expanding school choice, increasing curriculum transparency, and holding school boards accountable, Walters is ensuring that Oklahoma families have a say in their children’s future.
- Better Academic Outcomes: When parents engage in their children's education, students achieve higher grades, better attendance, and improved graduation rates.
- Curriculum Transparency: Parents should know what their children are being taught and have the power to challenge radical or inappropriate material that does not align with their values.
- School Choice: Families should have the freedom to choose the best school—public, private, charter, or homeschool—ensuring that every child gets the education that best meets their needs.
- Accountability: Empowered parents hold school boards and administrators accountable, preventing activist agendas from overtaking the classroom and keeping the focus on real learning.
- Stronger Communities: When parents have a voice in education, schools reflect the values and priorities of the families they serve, creating a system that works for students
“Oklahoma parents know what’s best for their kids—not bureaucrats, not unions, and not political activists,” said Superintendent Ryan Walters. “We’re giving families the power to decide, keeping schools accountable, and ensuring that education stays focused on students, not agendas. Our children’s future is too important to be left in the hands of special interests.”
Parent empowerment isn’t just about choice, it’s about ensuring that every Oklahoma child has access to a high-quality education that prepares them for success. Walters remains committed to defending parental rights and putting families first in education.
