Jennifer Palmer of Oklahoma Watch
Jennifer Palmer has been a reporter with Oklahoma Watch since 2016 and covers education.
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A calculation error created a months-long delay in the 2022 school report cards, which still have not been released to the public.
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At the end of January, Oklahoma’s new Attorney General, Gentner Drummond, announced he would change course on a high-profile debacle involving Secretary of Education and now State Superintendent Ryan Walters — and lots of federal money.
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Federal auditors found problems with Oklahoma’s COVID-19 relief programs for students. It’s causing delays in spending additional funds totalling nearly $18 million.
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Oklahoma gave a Florida company a no-bid contract to distribute $18 million in pandemic relief money as a test-run for school vouchers. Now federal investigators are eyeing the deal.