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- ↑ "Kathy Curry". experts.okstate.edu. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ↑ Brinkman, Bennett (25 July 2023). "Citing 'political environment,' Katherine Curry resigns as secretary of education after 3 months". NonDoc. Retrieved 27 January 2024.