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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.
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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.
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Oklahoma is above the national rate for virtual school enrollment.
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The size of the scandal alleged at the state’s largest online school befits the school’s name: epic.
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As more news emerges about at least $22 million of embezzlement schemes at Epic Charter Schools, it might be difficult to keep up with the saga. Get up-to-speed on the last decade of Epic's scandals.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics discuss Gov. Kevin Stitt's second inaugural speech to kick off a new term in office and Stitt abruptly replacing two-thirds of the State Board of Education on only his second day.
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In a tense meeting Thursday, Oklahoma’s State Board of Education voted to approve the accreditation of more than 1,000 school sites across the state. But they spent a lot of that time lobbing thinly veiled political attacks at certain schools — and each other.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics discusses a deal with Panasonic falling through after the electronics company picked Kansas to build a new manufacturing plant and what will now happen to the nearly $700M set aside to entice the business to come to Oklahoma.
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Epic Charter School has a new name. The beleaguered charter's school board actions were largely about turning over a new leaf Wednesday night.
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After a years-long investigation, the founders of Epic Charter Schools and their longtime financial officer have been arrested for various charges including embezzlement of state funds.