Red states are forcing public schools to go MAGA
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In Oklahoma, new social studies standards sound like they were written by loyal followers of President Trump.
The standards include teaching high school students about “discrepancies” in the 2020 presidential election, including discredited theories related to the “security risks of mail-in balloting, sudden batch dumps, an unforeseen record number of voters, and the unprecedented contradiction of ‘bellwether county’ trends.” Students will also be asked to “identify the source of the COVID-19 pandemic from a Chinese lab,” begin learning about the teachings of Jesus in the second grade and the “ways that individuals can be patriotic” in preschool.
Originally published: June 22, 2025
Author: David Wippman
Position: President Emeritus
Institution: Hamilton College
Published by: The Hill