State purchasing agency working to alter OSDE bid for Bible purchase, citing high cost — “A request to purchase thousands of Bibles for Oklahoma classrooms … is being changed by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, documents obtained by The Oklahoman show.”
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* Oklahoma State Department of Education, “EV00000555” “The Oklahoma State Department of Education is requesting a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the purchase of 55,000 King James Version Bibles that contain The United States Pledge of Allegiance, The U.S. Declaration of Independence, The U.S. Constitution, and The U.S. Bill of Rights documents included for Oklahoma’s classrooms.”: https://sde.ok.gov/ev00000555
* “State Education Department Seeks Bids for 55,000 Classroom Bibles” “Highly Detailed Specs Greatly Limit Potential Vendors” by Jennifer Palmer, Paul Monies, and Heather Warlick (published October 3, 2024 and updated October 4, 2024): https://oklahomawatch.org/2024/10/03/state-education-department-seeks-bids-for-55000-classroom-bibles/ , https://archive.is/zZd9P
* “‘Trump Bible’ one of few that meet Walters’ criteria for Oklahoma classrooms” by Jennifer Palmer, Paul Monies, and Heather Warlick (October 4, 2024): https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2024/10/04/donald-trump-supported-bible-one-of-few-that-meets-ryan-walters-criteria-for-ok-classrooms/75510021007/ , https://archive.is/RToEd
* “Oklahoma defends Bibles-in-schools proposal after report that only Trump’s might qualify” by Lexi Lonas Cochran (October 4, 2024): https://thehill.com/homenews/education/4916077-oklahoma-trump-bibles-schools-ryan-walters/ , https://archive.is/oAWjr
* “Lawmaker calls for AG opinion, comprehensive investigation after Walters seeks state purchase of Bibles resembling Trump-promoted Bible” by Spencer Humphrey (October 5, 2024): https://kfor.com/news/local/lawmaker-calls-for-ag-opinion-comprehensive-investigation-after-walters-seeks-state-purchase-of-bibles-resembling-trump-promoted-bible/ , https://archive.is/8BpOo
* “What sets the most common Bible translations apart? Take a look the differences” by Carla Hinton (October 6, 2024): https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2024/10/06/oklahoma-ryan-walters-bible-versions-what-to-know/75467027007/ , https://archive.is/Uq6ch