Oklahoma will require applicants for teaching jobs who are relocating from California or New York to pass a 50-question assessment created by PragerU before they can receive state certification, according to the Associated Press. Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters said the measure is intended to shield classrooms from what he called “radical leftist ideology.” The conservative media nonprofit, based in Tulsa, has produced the test, which covers civics basics—such as the first three words of the U.S. Constitution—and questions aimed at “undoing the damage of gender ideology,” PragerU Chief Executive Marissa Streit told CNN. Quinton Hitchcock, a spokesperson for the state education department, said the exam has been finalized and will be rolled out “very soon.” The state released only the first five questions, noting that candidates must answer correctly to advance. Walters added that as long as he holds office, the test will remain a gatekeeper for out-of-state hires from the two predominantly Democratic states. Critics contend the requirement functions as a political litmus test that could worsen Oklahoma’s teacher shortage. American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten called it a “MAGA loyalty test,” while Tina Ellsworth of the National Council for the Social Studies said the policy contradicts constitutional principles. Jonathan Zimmerman, a historian of education at the University of Pennsylvania, described the contract as a watershed, arguing that it makes PragerU an institutional gatekeeper rather than an optional classroom resource.