State schools Superintendent Ryan Walters said Thursday that more than 500 Bibles had been purchased for Oklahoma public school classrooms. The announcement — which did not provide specific details about how the Bibles were procured or how much the books cost — is the latest in a flurry of moves by Walters as he works to elevate his national profile.

Leaders of seven large school districts say they won't show a video in which state Superintendent Ryan Walters talks about a new office in his agency.