Authors
David Randall, Ph.D.
David Randall is the research director of the National Association of Scholars. He earned a Ph.D. in history from Rutgers University, an M.F.A. in fiction writing from Columbia University, a master’s degree in library science from the Palmer School at Long Island University, and a B.A. from Swarthmore College. Prior to working at NAS he was the sole librarian at the John McEnroe Library at New York Studio School.
Recent Articles
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Education
Oklahoma should build on 2024 draft social-studies standards, not return to the flawed 2019 model
As new State Superintendent Lindel Fields restarts Oklahoma’s social studies standards review, policymakers and citizens should ensure the process preserves the solid foundation of the December 2024 Draft Standards—not the flawed 2019 model infused with Critical Race Theory and action civics.David Randall, Ph.D. | October 29, 2025
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Education
Oklahoma’s next state superintendent must implement social studies, science reforms
Oklahoma’s new social studies and science standards are significantly strengthened from the previous versions. But standards alone are not enough: the next state superintendent must ensure these reforms are implemented in curricula, training, and classrooms.David Randall, Ph.D. | September 29, 2025
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Education
Oklahoma’s science and social studies standards just got a lot stronger—but more work remains
Oklahoma has positioned itself to accomplish the pioneering science and social studies reform of this generation.David Randall, Ph.D. | May 15, 2025
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Education
Let’s push for content-rich rigor in Oklahoma science standards
The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) is to be commended for publishing draft social studies standards that depart from the failed, radicalizing status quo. Now it’s time to do the same with science standards.David Randall, Ph.D. | January 16, 2025
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Higher Education
DEI and freedom cannot coexist. It’s time for Oklahoma leaders to act.
DEI and the radical "social justice" political agenda practically govern OU.David Randall, Ph.D. | January 12, 2023
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Higher Education
CRT in OU teacher training
Oklahoma needs a range of new measures to ensure transparency in the training and licensure of its teachers and administrators, to find out just how much CRT is already in the state.David Randall, Ph.D. | October 17, 2022
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Higher Education
Oklahoma higher ed is hiring (conservatives need not apply)
Oklahoma’s radical higher education establishment wants to make sure that the next generation of professors will only include radicals.David Randall, Ph.D. | May 5, 2022
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Higher Education
‘Diversity’ ideology spreads to engineering, atmospheric sciences, energy
Oklahoma’s universities are thickening their “diversity” bureaucracies as fast as they can.David Randall, Ph.D. | March 17, 2022
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Education
Gramsci, not grammar: Even the teaching of English has gone woke
The education and professional development of Oklahoma’s English teachers have been corrupted by radical politics.David Randall, Ph.D. | January 5, 2022
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Health Care
Is Oklahoma medicine going woke?
What if the Woke doctor won’t treat us because he disagrees with our views?David Randall, Ph.D. | November 4, 2021
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