Epic Charter School

Mismanaged budget resulted in mass layoffs at Epic, state officials say.

Buoyed by a $30 million line of credit, Epic Charter School now has funds to survive the summer and a budget for the next academic year.

This Week in Oklahoma Politics panel discusses Gov. Kevin Stitt's choice of a new leader for the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, the state's sweeping immigration law remaining on hold and more.

Students benefited from programs that are now eliminated, Epic teacher says.

The virtual charter school announced Monday that Bart Banfield has stepped down after six years in charge.

Epic Charter Schools, one of Oklahoma's largest school districts, announced mass layoffs Tuesday, resulting in 357 job losses.

Oklahoma’s third-largest school district, Epic Charter School, has laid off 144 employees, including 42 teachers, and implemented pay cuts amid a financial shortfall from lower-than-expected enrollment.

A judge presiding over the major embezzlement case against the co-founders of Epic Charter School faces a call to recuse, with a defense attorney accusing her of being an “advocate for the prosecution.”

This Week in Oklahoma Politics panel discuss the Oklahoma Supreme Court hearing arguments regarding a Catholic virtual charter school, approval for an initiative petition to raise the state's minimum wage to move forward and a preliminary hearing over Epic Charter Schools' cofounders.

After five grueling days of preliminary hearing testimony, a decision on whether a case against Epic Charter Schools co-founders David Chaney and Ben Harris will go to trial is still over a month away.