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More than $9 million will be withheld by the state from Epic Charter Schools over the next calendar year because of the school's misrepresentation of some employees as teachers.
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In the episode: Oklahoma takes part in at least five lawsuits against the Biden Administration over vaccine mandates, the state's new public health lab comes under federal scrutiny and more.
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As traditional public school enrollment plummeted last year, charter school enrollment actually went up across the country. More than 10 percent of that total growth happened at one virtual charter school in Oklahoma.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics discusses the Pardon and Parole Board sending a recommendation to Governor Stitt for the commutation of inmate Julius Jones and Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett surviving a supreme court challenge trying to remove him from his position.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and sitting in for Ryan Kiesel in ACLU Oklahoma Executive Director Tamya Cox-Touré about the settlement between the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board and Epic Schools to avoid termination hearings along with new bills signed by the governor including one requiring a fiscal impact statement on initiative petitions and several more making it harder to get abortions.
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Some major reforms are coming to Epic Charter Schools that will keep the virtual behemoth open, following a settlement agreement between Epic and the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter Board on Monday.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and Civil Rights Attorney Ryan Kiesel about the State House unanimously approving a bill to help fund charter and traditional schools with low property taxes, Epic Charter Schools agreeing to the demands of the state in the hopes of avoiding contract termination proceedings and the Norman City Council voting to remove $865,000 from its police for community programs.
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Epic Charter School has been hit with more than $10 million in penalties by Oklahoma’s State Department of Education.
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Epic Charter Schools’ governing board voted shortly after midnight Wednesday morning to reform its controversial learning fund.Starting in July, the…
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Oklahoma City Public Schools on Monday called on State Auditor Cindy Byrd to audit Santa Fe South Charter Schools.In a unanimous vote, the district’s…