This Is Ground Zero in the Conservative Quest for More Patriotic and Christian Public Schools

'Brainwashed': Inside the right-wing quest for more patriotic and Christian public schools

Reporting HighlightsRightward Shift: Long before the Trump administration began pushing patriotic curricula and expanding private school choice, Oklahoma experimented with many of those conservative ideas.Classroom Control: State law restricts how teachers handle lessons about racism and gender — and the materials they keep in their classrooms.Pockets of Resistance: Some educators and parents have balked at the conservative movement in schools, …

This Is Ground Zero in the Conservative Quest for More Patriotic and Christian Public Schools

Oklahoma has spent years reshaping public schools to integrate lessons about Jesus and encourage pride in America’s history. By the time the second Trump administration began espousing its “America First” agenda, Oklahoma had been there, done that.