It seems the last want to be first----but not in a commendable way.

First it was Louisiana, who is rated as 41st in the nation's public schools, passed a law requiring all schools to focus on posting the ten commandments in every classroom.

Then----without any legislative mandate the State Superintendent of public schools mandated the following:

Republican State Superintendent Ryan Walters said in a memo Thursday to school leaders across the state that the Bible is a cornerstone of Western civilization and that its use in classrooms is mandatory.

“It is essential that our kids have an understanding of the Bible and its historical context,” Walters said.
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The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation, which recently joined a coalition of groups suing Louisiana over its new Ten Commandments law, vowed to take action to block Walters from forcing the Bible into Oklahoma public schools.

“Walters’ concern should be the fact that Oklahoma ranks 45th in education,” the foundation’s co-president Dan Barker said in a statement. “Maybe education would improve if Oklahoma’s superintendent of education spent his time promoting education, instead of religion.”
I find it downright heartening that these fine folk maintain their focus not on improving their substandard education systems but instead waste their resources on such endeavors.