An American Education | 2. Testing Teachers for 'Wokeness'
Sep 25, 2025•41 min•Ep. 148
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Episode description
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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