Oklahoma Secretary of Education

Oklahoma
Secretary of Education

Great Seal of Oklahoma
Agency overview
Formed	June 6, 1986
Headquarters	655 Research Parkway Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Employees	1,128 (FY2011)
Annual budget	$6 billion (FY2011)
Agency executive	Nellie Tayloe Sanders, Secretary
Child agencies	Oklahoma State Department of Education Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education
Website	Office of the Secretary of Education

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The Oklahoma Secretary of Education is a member of the Oklahoma Governor's Cabinet. The secretary is appointed by the governor, with the consent of the Oklahoma Senate, to serve at the pleasure of the governor. The secretary serves as the chief advisor to the governor on public education issues and needs.

The previous secretary, Ryan Walters, was appointed by Governor Kevin Stitt in 2020. Walters was ousted on April 11, 2023 after failing to resign from his position upon taking office as the elected State Superintendent of Public Instruction on January 9, 2023. Governor Stitt appointed Nellie Tayloe Sanders as the new Secretary of Education on January 24, 2024.