Epic Charter Schools

Oklahoma Public Schools See Largest Enrollment Drop In At Least Four Decades

By • Jan 8, 2021
Oklahoma State Department of Education

Public school enrollment in Oklahoma plummeted amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to October 1 enrollment data released Thursday by Oklahoma’s State Department of Education.

Hunter Joins Texas Lawsuit, Stitt Rescinds SBE Appointment, Mustang's In-School Quarantining & More

By , & • Dec 11, 2020

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and Civil Rights Attorney Ryan Kiesel about Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter joining a Texas lawsuit to overturn votes in four states won by President-elect Joe Biden and Governor Stitt rescinds the nomination of an anti-mask advocate for the State Board of Education.

Oklahoma Gov. Stitt Rescinds Nomination For State School Board Nominee Following Backlash

By • Dec 7, 2020
Robby Korth / StateImpact Oklahoma

Days after Gov. Kevin Stitt appointed an Enid anti-mask activist to the Oklahoma State Board of Education, she asked the governor to withdraw his offer.

Oklahoma Gov. Stitt Replaces State Education Board Member With Enid Mask Opponent

By • Dec 4, 2020
governor.ok.gov

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt quietly removed and replaced State Board of Education member Kurt Bollenbach of Kingfisher and replaced him with an anti-mask activist from Enid this week.

Virtual Charter Schools Are Booming, Despite A Checkered Reputation

By & • Nov 30, 2020

Parent Mandii Brower vividly remembers what it was like when her kids' school in Yukon, Okla., switched to distance learning in the spring: "It was just like, we never learned with our teachers again. They never checked on things again." She says "school" consisted of just a few short daily assignments.

"I [couldn't] see my kids' education going that way."

Gov. Stitt's COVID-19 Restrictions, School Board President Fired, Prison Practice Ended and More

By & & Kris Steele • Nov 20, 2020

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Civil Rights Attorney Ryan Kiesel and former House Speaker Kris Steele about Governor Stitt's restrictions on bars and restaurants and mask requirement for state employees and in state buildings to curb the spread of COVID-19 as well as Stitt's firing the president of the Virtual Charter School Board as he was investigating Epic Virtual Charter School.

Oklahoma's State Board Of Education Begs Local School Leaders To Mandate Masks

By • Nov 13, 2020
Robby Korth / StateImpact Oklahoma

Oklahoma’s State Board of Education again passed a motion further encouraging but not requiring school districts to mandate masks in their classrooms.

GOP Legislators Call For Audit Of State Department Of Education After Epic Charter Schools Report

By • Nov 12, 2020
Jacob McCleland / Oklahoma Public Media Exchange

A group of Republican lawmakers are calling for an investigative audit of Oklahoma’s State Department of Education in the wake of state auditor Cindy Byrd’s explosive report about Epic Charter Schools.

Epic Charter Schools Continues To Collect Headlines In Wake Of State Audit

By • Oct 23, 2020
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Three weeks after an explosive state auditor’s report alleged a laundry list of illegal activity, Epic Virtual Charter Schools remains in the news.

Epic Virtual Charter Schools' Cloudy Future Leaves Families Searching For Clarity

By • Oct 22, 2020
Quinton Chandler / StateImpact Oklahoma

Turmoil has swirled around Epic Virtual Charter Schools for years. But a state audit has intensified calls to take action against the school and its for-profit management company. And that’s clouded the future for the more than 60,000 students who attend Oklahoma’s largest school district.

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