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'Go to California': Oklahoma State Superintendent slams districts refusing to integrate Bible into curriculum
Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters’ directive to integrate the Bible into the public school curriculum isn’t meshing well with some districts.
At least eight large districts across the Sooner State are pushing back against the requirement, as it continues to receive criticism from some and support from others, reports say.
Walters, speaking to “Fox & Friends Weekend,” offered a message for those districts.
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Oklahoma’s directive that schools integrate the Bible into public curriculum has garnered controversy from some. (iStock)
“I’m going to tell these woke administrators, if they’re going to break the law and not teach it, they can go to California because… here in Oklahoma schools, we’re going to make sure that history is taught,” he told “Fox & Friends Weekend” on Sunday.
“What we’re doing is making sure teachers have resources in order to teach these concepts that the left has pushed out of our schools. We’re making sure that the guidelines were given out last week to make sure every individual teacher understands exactly what we’re talking about here, the historical references, where these are located in our standards. Because we need our kids to understand our history. We want our kids here in Oklahoma to understand American history better than any in the country, and we’re laying out a roadmap for every state to follow.”
Oklahoma educators are expected to incorporate the Bible into lessons about its influence on U.S. history and the Founding Fathers, per the directive.
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Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters speaks during a special state Board of Education meeting, April 12, 2023, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
It will also see that each classroom has a Bible from which to teach.
Walters insisted the requirement has support from parents across the state.
“When I ran three years ago, they were crystal clear. Why in the world are we not teaching our kids that our rights came from God? Why in the world are we not referencing all these unbelievable moments in American history where the Bible was cited? It is absolutely part of our history,” he said.
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He added, “Our kids have to understand the history of this country and what made it great in the first place, and we won’t allow the ACLU and the teachers unions to attack our schools and say, ‘No reference to God, no reference to the Bible, even when it was one of the most cited books in American history.’”
Louisiana garnered similar controversy earlier this year after passing a law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom.
Fox News’ Greg Wehner contributed to this report.
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Theme park fans will soon have access to all legacy Cedar Fair and select Six Flags theme parks with the new All-Park Passport, a season pass add-on.
The announcement comes after the $8 billion merger of Cedar Fair, the parent company of Knott’s Berry Farm, and Six Flags.
The All-Park Passport will be a season pass add-on for current Gold or Prestige passholders. The add-on is not available yet but is expected to be released in 2025.
The add-on can be purchased at legacy Cedar Fair parks, such as Knott’s Berry Farm. It’s unclear if Six Flags theme parks will offer the new pass add-on.
The add-on will allow access to legacy Cedar Fair parks and select Six Flags theme parks nationwide, including Knott’s Berry Farm, its seasonal Soak City waterpark and Six Flags Magic Mountain.
The add-on will allow access to the following theme parks:
- California’s Great America (Santa Clara, CA)
- Canada’s Wonderland (Vaughan, ON)
- Carowinds (Charlotte, NC)
- Cedar Point (Sandusky, OH)
- Cedar Point Shores (Sandusky, OH)
- Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom (Allentown, PA)
- Kings Dominion & Soak City (Doswell, VA)
- Kings Island (Mason, OH)
- Knott’s Berry Farm (Buena Park, CA)
- Knott’s Soak City (Buena Park, CA)
- Michigan’s Adventure & WildWater Adventure (Muskegon, MI)
- Schlitterbahn Waterpark Galveston (Galveston, TX)
- Schlitterbahn New Braunfels (New Braunfels, TX)
- Valleyfair & Soak City (Shakopee, MN)
- Worlds of Fun & Oceans of Fun (Kansas City, MO)
- Six Flags Magic Mountain (Valencia, CA)
- Six Flags Great Adventure (Jackson, NJ)
- Six Flags Great America (Gurnee, IL)
- Six Flags Over Texas (Arlington, TX)
- Six Flags Fiesta Texas (San Antonio, TX)
- Six Flags Over Georgia (Austell, GA)
Six Flags, the newly merged company, previously discussed offering a season pass that would provide access to all 27 amusement parks and 15 water parks in the company’s portfolio.
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Nearly half a million working-age Massachusetts residents lack English proficiency: report
Over 450,000 Massachusetts residents have limited English-language proficiency, a new report finds.
The Boston Herald reported that the situation represents “another challenge for an economy that continues to lose many taxpayers to other states with lower taxes and cost of living.”
The report, released by MassInc and UMass Donahue on Wednesday, found that an estimated 480,000 residents have limited English proficiency (LEP). This makes up approximately 10% of the state’s workforce. The data could be an undercount, considering that it stems from 2022 Census estimates.
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The report urges state officials to accommodate the growing number of immigrants that could “contribute at their full potential to the commonwealth’s social and economic vitality.” Furthermore, the report states that if state officials were to boost LEP skills by one level of proficiency, it could generate $3 billion in additional annual earnings to local economies.
Therefore, due to the influx of migrants, it warrants an urgent need to expand access to “English for Speakers of other Languages” (ESOL) services.
Alex St. Louis, a migrant, pulls out clothes from his suitcase after setting up a makeshift bed for his family in Boston Logan Airport on May 23. (Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Per the report, “Nearly two decades later, additional investment to increase access to ESOL is more critical than ever. For, while Massachusetts has developed many creative models to deliver these services, state and federal ESOL spending has not kept pace with the growth of our foreign-born population.”
The report comes after Gov. Maura Healey announced on Tuesday new restrictions that Massachusetts families must be prioritized for services.
The restrictions come amid a growing influx of migrants that is burdening the state’s homeless shelter system.
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The report comes after Gov. Maura Healey announced on Tuesday new restrictions that Massachusetts families must be prioritized for services. (Photographer: Adam Glanzman/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“Our administration has taken significant action over the past year to make the system more sustainable and help families leave shelter for stable housing. But with Congress continuing to fail to act on immigration reform, we need to make more changes,” Gov. Healey said in a statement.
Healey announced last month that she had sent members of her administration to the Texas border, citing “record” numbers of migrants coming to Boston.
Officials will make connections with federal agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and migrant families “to educate them about the lack of shelter availability in Massachusetts.”
Many Democratic-run states and cities have struggled to cope with the numbers of migrants they are seeing. Multiple mayors have urged the Biden administration to give them more federal funding, as well as expedited work permits to help migrants get jobs more quickly and be less reliant on social services.
Fox News’ Adam Shaw contributed to this report.
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A total of 135 homes in Ranchos Palos Verdes will have their gas shut off Monday due to an ongoing landslide.
SoCalGas cites “worsening land movement” as the main reason why it is unsafe to continue providing natural gas service to the homes in the Portuguese Bend neighborhood.
“We regret this unexpected disruption of service,” SoCalGas said Monday morning. “This dynamic situation requires we take immediate action to protect public safety.”
KTLA 5’s Annie Rose Ramos pointed out a large crack in the road on Narcissa Drive on Monday, where two signs had also completely shifted off the now-decayed roadway.
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A large crack in the roadway due to an ongoing landslide in Ranchos Palos Verdes. (July 29, 2024)
In a community update issued Sunday, the city of Ranchos Palos Verdes confirmed the shutoff and noted that officials “repeatedly requested” SoCalGas to give residents more time to prepare, but as of the update being posted, the gas company said it was “unsafe to do so.”
The shutoff starts at 9 a.m. Monday when the natural gas remaining in the community’s pipeline network will be removed. Residents are advised by SoCalGas that they may smell natural gas during the process.
On Tuesday, technicians will visit each of the 135 impacted homes to safely turn off the natural gas service at the meter.
Residents are instructed not to attempt to restore service or connect alternative fuels like propane to the natural gas meter, as doing so is unsafe.
A community outreach booth will be available at the corner of Fruit Tree Road and Narcissa Drive on Monday and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
More information from SoCalGas on the land movement can be found here.
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