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- ↑ Brinkman, Bennett (5 June 2023). "After last-minute board member switch, SVCSB approves virtual Catholic charter school". NonDoc. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ↑ Brinkman, Bennett (24 July 2023). "Anticipating Catholic charter litigation, SVCSB to retain conservative Christian law firm". NonDoc. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ↑ "Governor Stitt Names Nellie Tayloe Sanders as Education Secretary". Governor of Oklahoma . January 25, 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ↑ Weber, Andy (27 January 2024). "Oklahoma's newly appointed education secretary sees things differently. Literally". KOCO . Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ↑ Solloway, Elise (January 10, 2017). "Retired teachers hear story of nation's first woman governor" . Retrieved 27 January 2024.
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