{"id":736009,"date":"2024-07-24T15:04:04","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T20:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/?page_id=736009"},"modified":"2025-10-16T13:06:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T18:06:35","slug":"epic-charter-school-scandal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/epic-charter-school-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"INFLUENCE: Epic Charter School Scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/INFLUENCE-Epic-Charter-Schools.png?resize=600%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-752003\" style=\"width:1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/INFLUENCE-Epic-Charter-Schools.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/INFLUENCE-Epic-Charter-Schools.png?resize=300%2C100&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/INFLUENCE-Epic-Charter-Schools.png?resize=400%2C133&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/INFLUENCE-Epic-Charter-Schools.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Jennifer Palmer&#8217;s investigation into the Epic Charter Schools began in 2016. Her reporting shined a spotlight on the school\u2019s leaders, who are now charged with embezzlement. Jennifer continues to follow this story as the trial unfolds. Read all of her stories related to Epic Charter Schools below.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha show-image image-alignleft ts-2 is-2 is-landscape \"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"736009\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"733020\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-ben-harris tag-chaney tag-david-chaney tag-education-2 tag-embezzlement tag-epic-charter-schools tag-josh-brock tag-virtual-schools category-education category-epic-charter-schools series-virtual-schools type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2024\/03\/25\/preliminary-hearing-starts-for-epic-charter-schools-founders\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_1155-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Preliminary Hearing Continues for Epic Charter Schools Founders\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_1155-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_1155-scaled.jpg?resize=336%2C252&amp;ssl=1 336w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_1155-scaled.jpg?resize=771%2C578&amp;ssl=1 771w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_1155-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_1155-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_1155-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_1155-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_1155-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_1155-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_1155-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_1155-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_1155-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_1155-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1176&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_1155-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_1155-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C530&amp;ssl=1 706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_1155-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2024\/03\/25\/preliminary-hearing-starts-for-epic-charter-schools-founders\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Preliminary Hearing Continues for Epic Charter Schools Founders<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Oklahoma Watch is covering the week-long hearing in the embezzlement case against David Chaney and Ben Harris, who created Epic Charter Schools. Check this post for daily updates from the\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194.jpg?resize=48%2C48&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194-96x96.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\">Jennifer Palmer<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2024-03-25T20:40:55-05:00\">March 25, 2024<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-04-01T08:43:50-05:00\">April 1, 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"733004\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-chaney tag-charter-schools tag-drummond tag-education-2 tag-embezzlement tag-epic tag-epic-charter-schools tag-harris category-education category-epic-charter-schools type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2024\/03\/25\/ag-to-lay-out-evidence-in-epics-multi-million-dollar-embezzlement-case\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/4FC0B09D-6082-402E-BE6E-8EF83921A798-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"AG to Lay Out Evidence in Epic\u2019s Multi-Million Dollar Embezzlement Case\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/4FC0B09D-6082-402E-BE6E-8EF83921A798-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/4FC0B09D-6082-402E-BE6E-8EF83921A798-scaled.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/4FC0B09D-6082-402E-BE6E-8EF83921A798-scaled.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/4FC0B09D-6082-402E-BE6E-8EF83921A798-scaled.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/4FC0B09D-6082-402E-BE6E-8EF83921A798-scaled.jpeg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/4FC0B09D-6082-402E-BE6E-8EF83921A798-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2024\/03\/25\/ag-to-lay-out-evidence-in-epics-multi-million-dollar-embezzlement-case\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">AG to Lay Out Evidence in Epic\u2019s Multi-Million Dollar Embezzlement Case<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A hearing in the embezzlement case against Epic Charter Schools founders David Chaney and Ben Harris begins Monday in the Oklahoma County District Court. Their former chief financial officer is\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194.jpg?resize=48%2C48&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194-96x96.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\">Jennifer Palmer<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2024-03-25T06:00:00-05:00\">March 25, 2024<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-03-25T08:00:57-05:00\">March 25, 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"724684\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-covid-19 tag-elections tag-epic-charter-schools tag-gov-kevin-stitt tag-joy-hofmeister tag-kevin-stitt tag-naep tag-nations-report-card tag-national-alliance-for-public-charter-schools tag-national-assessment-of-educational-progress tag-national-center-for-education-statistics tag-oklahoma-coronavirus-news tag-oklahoma-education tag-oklahoma-gov-kevin-stitt tag-pandemic tag-school-testing tag-state-superintendent-of-public-instruction-joy-hofmeister category-data category-education category-elections category-news-alert category-politics type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2022\/10\/25\/all-states-lost-ground-on-nations-report-card-oklahoma-slipped-more-than-most\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HardingPrep_61.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"All States Lost Ground on Nation\u2019s Report Card. Oklahoma Slipped More Than Most\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HardingPrep_61.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HardingPrep_61.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HardingPrep_61.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HardingPrep_61.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2022\/10\/25\/all-states-lost-ground-on-nations-report-card-oklahoma-slipped-more-than-most\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">All States Lost Ground on Nation\u2019s Report Card. Oklahoma Slipped More Than Most<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The data offers the clearest picture yet of academic setbacks incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. Federal officials cautioned against drawing direct correlations with remote learning.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194.jpg?resize=48%2C48&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194-96x96.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\">Jennifer Palmer<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2022-10-25T12:30:00-05:00\">October 25, 2022<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"699647\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-ben-harris tag-david-chaney tag-epic-charter-schools tag-josh-brock tag-oklahoma-education tag-oklahoma-state-bureau-of-investigation tag-state-auditor-and-inspector-cindy-byrd category-education series-virtual-schools type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2022\/06\/23\/epic-co-founders-former-cfo-arrested-on-embezzlement-racketeering-charges%ef%bf%bc\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/CFB85687-5554-4C80-9E87-8A5B85CF0853-e1656017759502.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Epic Co-Founders, Former CFO Arrested on Embezzlement, Racketeering Charges\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/CFB85687-5554-4C80-9E87-8A5B85CF0853-e1656017759502.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/CFB85687-5554-4C80-9E87-8A5B85CF0853-e1656017759502.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/CFB85687-5554-4C80-9E87-8A5B85CF0853-e1656017759502.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/CFB85687-5554-4C80-9E87-8A5B85CF0853-e1656017759502.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/CFB85687-5554-4C80-9E87-8A5B85CF0853-e1656017759502.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2022\/06\/23\/epic-co-founders-former-cfo-arrested-on-embezzlement-racketeering-charges%ef%bf%bc\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Epic Co-Founders, Former CFO Arrested on Embezzlement, Racketeering Charges<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A 52-page affidavit details a complicated, criminal enterprise devised by Epic Charter Schools&#8217; co-founders David Chaney and Ben Harris, and former CFO Josh Brock. The three were arrested and booked\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194.jpg?resize=48%2C48&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194-96x96.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\">Jennifer Palmer<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2022-06-23T15:11:54-05:00\">June 23, 2022<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2022-06-23T20:47:30-05:00\">June 23, 2022<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"699585\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-bart-banfield tag-epic-charter-schools tag-joy-hoffmeister category-education category-government category-news-alert series-virtual-schools type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2022\/06\/21\/enrollment-irregularities-unapproved-bonuses-the-latest-epic-charter-investigation\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSDE-Epic-Photo.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Enrollment Irregularities, Unapproved Bonuses: the Latest Epic Charter Investigation\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSDE-Epic-Photo.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSDE-Epic-Photo.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSDE-Epic-Photo.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSDE-Epic-Photo.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/OSDE-Epic-Photo.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2022\/06\/21\/enrollment-irregularities-unapproved-bonuses-the-latest-epic-charter-investigation\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Enrollment Irregularities, Unapproved Bonuses: the Latest Epic Charter Investigation<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The latest probe found serious problems, including student attendance patterns that skirted state law; large, unapproved bonuses for staff and violations of laws on competitive bidding requirements.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194.jpg?resize=48%2C48&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194-96x96.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\">Jennifer Palmer<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2022-06-21T19:00:00-05:00\">June 21, 2022<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"695469\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-cindy-byrd tag-education-2 tag-epic-charter-school tag-epic-charter-schools tag-government-transparency tag-oklahoma-checkbook tag-oklahoma-state-department-of-health tag-public-health tag-public-money tag-state-auditor-and-inspector-cindy-byrd tag-state-department-of-health tag-sunshine-week tag-transparency category-democracy category-education category-government category-health category-publichealth category-publicmoney category-transparency type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2022\/03\/14\/oklahoma-state-auditor-qa-i-believe-people-own-the-government\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EpicAudit_50-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Oklahoma State Auditor Q&#038;A: \u2018I Believe People Own the Government\u2019\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EpicAudit_50-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EpicAudit_50-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EpicAudit_50-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EpicAudit_50-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EpicAudit_50-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EpicAudit_50-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EpicAudit_50-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2022\/03\/14\/oklahoma-state-auditor-qa-i-believe-people-own-the-government\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Oklahoma State Auditor Q&#038;A: \u2018I Believe People Own the Government\u2019<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since taking office, Cindy Byrd has handled some political footballs with audits of the state\u2019s largest virtual charter school and the state Health Department. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194.jpg?resize=48%2C48&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194-96x96.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\">Jennifer Palmer<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2022-03-14T06:00:00-05:00\">March 14, 2022<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"695300\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-attorney-general-john-oconnor tag-ben-harris tag-cindy-byrd tag-community-strategies tag-epic-charter-schools tag-internal-revenue-service tag-irs tag-josh-brock tag-oklahoma-county-district-attorney-david-prater tag-oklahoma-state-auditor-and-inspectors-office tag-oklahoma-state-bureau-of-investigation tag-oklahoma-state-department-of-education tag-open-meetings-act tag-osbi tag-state-auditor tag-state-auditor-and-inspector-cindy-byrd category-education category-government category-news-alert category-publicmoney series-virtual-schools type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2022\/03\/09\/irs-investigating-epic-charter-schools-finances\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EpicBoard50Penn_86-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"IRS Investigating Epic Charter Schools Finances\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EpicBoard50Penn_86-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EpicBoard50Penn_86-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EpicBoard50Penn_86-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EpicBoard50Penn_86-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EpicBoard50Penn_86-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EpicBoard50Penn_86-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EpicBoard50Penn_86-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2022\/03\/09\/irs-investigating-epic-charter-schools-finances\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">IRS Investigating Epic Charter Schools Finances<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The IRS is probing Epic Charter School\u2019s finances, as the fallout from a scathing investigative audit continues. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194.jpg?resize=48%2C48&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194-96x96.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\">Jennifer Palmer<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2022-03-09T10:41:09-06:00\">March 9, 2022<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2022-03-09T10:41:11-06:00\">March 9, 2022<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"691257\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-education tag-oklaed tag-bridge-creek tag-bridge-creek-public-schools tag-comanche-academy tag-coronavirus tag-covid-19 tag-data tag-education-2 tag-enrollment-data tag-epic-charter-schools tag-epic-on-on-one tag-grady-county tag-lawton tag-npr tag-oklahoma-city-public-schools tag-oklahoma-coronavirus-news tag-oklahoma-department-of-education tag-oklahoma-education tag-oklahoma-state-department-of-education tag-school-enrollment tag-state-board-of-education tag-tulsa-public-schools tag-virtual-charter-schools tag-western-gateway-elementary-school category-education category-news-alert series-data-center series-virtual-schools type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2022\/01\/14\/oklahoma-public-school-enrollment-new-data-shows-where-students-returned\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/HardingPrep_8.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Oklahoma Public School Enrollment: New Data Shows Where Students Returned\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/HardingPrep_8.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/HardingPrep_8.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/HardingPrep_8.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/HardingPrep_8.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/HardingPrep_8.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2022\/01\/14\/oklahoma-public-school-enrollment-new-data-shows-where-students-returned\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Oklahoma Public School Enrollment: New Data Shows Where Students Returned<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Public school enrollment increased statewide by more than 4,500 students, but has not yet returned to pre pandemic numbers. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194.jpg?resize=48%2C48&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194-96x96.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\">Jennifer Palmer<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2022-01-14T10:30:00-06:00\">January 14, 2022<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2022-01-16T14:57:06-06:00\">January 16, 2022<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"690914\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-alicia-andrews tag-april-grace tag-brian-kelly tag-covid-19 tag-critical-race-theory tag-demo tag-democrat tag-digital-wallet-covid-19-relief-program tag-enid-news-and-eagle tag-epic-charter-schools tag-erika-wright tag-every-kid-counts tag-gov-kevin-stitt tag-house-bill-1775 tag-janet-barresi tag-john-cox tag-joy-hofmeister tag-kevin-stitt tag-mcalester tag-oklahoma-association-of-school-administrators tag-oklahoma-conservative-political-action-committee tag-oklahoma-democratic-party-chairwoman-alicia-andrews tag-oklahoma-democrats tag-oklahoma-gov-kevin-stitt tag-oklahoma-house-bill-1775 tag-oklahoma-republican-party tag-oklahoma-republicans tag-oklahoma-rural-schools-coalition tag-oklahoma-rural-schools-coalition-facebook-group tag-oklahoma-secretary-of-education-ryan-walters tag-oklahoma-state-board-of-education tag-organization-of-rural-elementary-schools tag-pandemic tag-peggs-public-schools tag-republican tag-republican-party tag-republicans tag-ryan-walters tag-shawnee-public-schools tag-sooner-poll tag-state-board-of-career-and-technology-education tag-state-board-of-education tag-state-sen-mary-boren tag-state-superintendent-of-public-instruction-joy-hofmeister tag-stitt tag-the-oklahoman category-education category-elections category-politics series-election-2022 series-inside-democracy type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2022\/01\/10\/__inside-a-potentially-one-sided-race-for-state-superintendent\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ErikaWright_78.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Inside A Potentially One-Sided Race for State Superintendent\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ErikaWright_78.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ErikaWright_78.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ErikaWright_78.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ErikaWright_78.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ErikaWright_78.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2022\/01\/10\/__inside-a-potentially-one-sided-race-for-state-superintendent\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Inside A Potentially One-Sided Race for State Superintendent<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Public education advocate Erika Wright has been a Democrat and a Republican, and, until recently, an Independent. She made another switch last week \u2014 to Republican \u2014 specifically to vote\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194.jpg?resize=48%2C48&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194-96x96.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\">Jennifer Palmer<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2022-01-10T06:00:00-06:00\">January 10, 2022<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2022-01-16T14:59:46-06:00\">January 16, 2022<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"689287\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-academy-of-seminole tag-ben-harris tag-charter-schools tag-community-strategies tag-david-chaney tag-epic tag-epic-charter-schools tag-epic-charter-schools-board tag-epic-one-on-one tag-epic-youth-services tag-kathren-stehno tag-oklahoma-charter-schools tag-paul-campbell tag-virtual-charter-schools category-education category-epic-charter-schools series-virtual-schools type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2021\/12\/05\/epics-board-vice-chair-resigns-asks-for-investigation-into-misconduct\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-04-at-2.43.55-PM.png?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Epic\u2019s Board Vice Chair Resigns, Asks for Investigation into Misconduct\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-04-at-2.43.55-PM.png?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-04-at-2.43.55-PM.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-04-at-2.43.55-PM.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-04-at-2.43.55-PM.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-04-at-2.43.55-PM.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-04-at-2.43.55-PM.png?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2021\/12\/05\/epics-board-vice-chair-resigns-asks-for-investigation-into-misconduct\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Epic\u2019s Board Vice Chair Resigns, Asks for Investigation into Misconduct<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kathren Stehno&#8217;s concerns include harassment and intimidation of female employees creating \u201can often-hostile work environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194.jpg?resize=48%2C48&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194-96x96.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\">Jennifer Palmer<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2021-12-05T08:00:00-06:00\">December 5, 2021<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2022-01-16T15:04:58-06:00\">January 16, 2022<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"688353\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-american-rescue-plan tag-angela-grunewald tag-bree-dusseault tag-center-for-reinventing-public-education tag-coronavirus tag-covid tag-covid-19 tag-desarae-whitmer tag-edmond-public-schools tag-edmond-public-schools-superintendent-angela-grunewald tag-education-2 tag-epic-charter-schools tag-jason-brown tag-jorge-robles tag-national-parents-union tag-norman-public-schools tag-oklahoma-city-public-schools tag-oklahoma-city-public-schools-superintendent tag-oklahoma-city-public-schools-superintendent-sean-mcdaniel tag-sean-mcdaniel tag-shelly-hickman tag-thought-exchange tag-tulsa tag-tulsa-public-schools tag-tulsa-public-schools-chief-operations-officer-jorge-robles tag-wes-moody tag-yukon-public-schools category-children category-coronavirus category-education category-government category-news-alert category-publicmoney category-schools series-educations-booster-shot type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2021\/11\/09\/how-schools-efforts-to-collect-community-input-on-spending-federal-dollars-falls-short\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/OKCPS-Counselor_137.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"How Schools\u2019 Efforts to Collect Community Input on Spending Federal Dollars Fall Short\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/OKCPS-Counselor_137.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/OKCPS-Counselor_137.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/OKCPS-Counselor_137.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/OKCPS-Counselor_137.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/OKCPS-Counselor_137.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2021\/11\/09\/how-schools-efforts-to-collect-community-input-on-spending-federal-dollars-falls-short\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">How Schools\u2019 Efforts to Collect Community Input on Spending Federal Dollars Fall Short<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>School districts were required to collect stakeholder feedback on plans to spend federal COVID-19 relief funds. In some cases, evidence shows they didn\u2019t try hard.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194.jpg?resize=48%2C48&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194-96x96.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\">Jennifer Palmer<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2021-11-09T06:00:00-06:00\">November 9, 2021<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2021-11-09T11:26:35-06:00\">November 9, 2021<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"687357\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-aaron-baker tag-carney tag-connie-tatum tag-coronavirus tag-covid tag-covid-19 tag-dickson-public-schools tag-edmond tag-edmond-public-schools tag-education-2 tag-education-week tag-epic-charter-schools tag-erin-rhodes tag-gov-kevin-stitt tag-gulf-shores tag-gulf-shores-alabama tag-kaiser-family-foundation tag-kevin-stitt tag-legislature tag-mask-mandate tag-mask-mandates tag-masks tag-midwest-city-del-city-schools tag-national-education-association tag-nicci-francis tag-oklahoma-city-public-schools tag-oklahoma-coronavirus-news tag-oklahoma-education tag-oklahoma-education-association tag-peggy-hageman tag-pfizer-biontech tag-piedmont tag-piedmont-public-school-superintendent-james-white tag-piedmont-public-schools tag-putnam-city-north-high-school tag-quarantines tag-santa-fe-south-charter-school tag-stitt tag-yukon tag-yukon-public-schools category-coronavirus category-education category-publichealth series-coronavirus type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2021\/09\/21\/masked-vaccinated-and-covid-19-positive-why-some-teachers-say-this-years-precautions-are-still-not-enough\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/NicciFrancis_30.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Masked, Vaccinated and COVID-19 Positive: Why Some Teachers Say This Year\u2019s Precautions Are Still Not Enough\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/NicciFrancis_30.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/NicciFrancis_30.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/NicciFrancis_30.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/NicciFrancis_30.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/NicciFrancis_30.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2021\/09\/21\/masked-vaccinated-and-covid-19-positive-why-some-teachers-say-this-years-precautions-are-still-not-enough\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Masked, Vaccinated and COVID-19 Positive: Why Some Teachers Say This Year\u2019s Precautions Are Still Not Enough<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Even teachers who took the personal responsibility of getting vaccinated and wearing a mask are contracting coronavirus and getting sick. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194.jpg?resize=48%2C48&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194-96x96.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\">Jennifer Palmer<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2021-09-21T05:00:00-05:00\">September 21, 2021<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2021-09-21T08:36:03-05:00\">September 21, 2021<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"684315\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-advance-rural-education tag-ben-harris tag-community-strategies tag-david-chaney tag-dillion-robinson tag-doug-scott tag-enviro-systems tag-epic tag-epic-charter-schools tag-epic-charter-schools-board tag-epic-youth-services tag-multicounty-grand-jury tag-oklahoma-state-school-boards-association tag-paul-campbell tag-paycheck-protection-program tag-rose-state-college tag-sheldon-mccoy tag-shelly-hickman tag-spartan-energy-services tag-state-board-of-education tag-the-academy-of-seminole tag-the-hechinger-report tag-walton-family-foundation tag-wren-hawthorn category-education category-epic-charter-schools category-government category-news-alert category-publicmoney category-schools series-virtual-schools type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2021\/06\/07\/epics-new-board-chair-founded-a-charter-school-its-start-has-been-rocky\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Missing-Art.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-intermediate size-newspack-article-block-landscape-intermediate wp-post-image\" alt=\"Epic&#8217;s New Board Chair Founded a Charter School. Its Start Has Been Rocky\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Missing-Art.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Missing-Art.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Missing-Art.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Missing-Art.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2021\/06\/07\/epics-new-board-chair-founded-a-charter-school-its-start-has-been-rocky\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Epic&#8217;s New Board Chair Founded a Charter School. Its Start Has Been Rocky<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Epic Charter Schools\u2019 governing board has undergone a complete overhaul. The new chairman founded the state\u2019s first rural charter school. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194.jpg?resize=48%2C48&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194-96x96.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\">Jennifer Palmer<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2021-06-07T09:30:00-05:00\">June 7, 2021<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-07-24T14:57:45-05:00\">July 24, 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"683358\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-ben-harris tag-community-strategies tag-david-chaney tag-epic tag-epic-charter-schools tag-epic-one-on-one tag-epic-youth-services tag-learning-fund tag-multicounty-grand-jury tag-rose-state-college tag-shelly-hickman category-education category-epic-charter-schools category-government category-news-alert category-publicmoney category-schools series-virtual-schools type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2021\/05\/07\/grand-jury-epic-charter-school-system-ripe-for-fraud\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/epic-charter-schools_logo_17569_widget_logo.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-tiny size-newspack-article-block-landscape-tiny wp-post-image\" alt=\"Grand Jury: Epic Charter School &#8216;system ripe for fraud&#8217;\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/epic-charter-schools_logo_17569_widget_logo.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/epic-charter-schools_logo_17569_widget_logo.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=400 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2021\/05\/07\/grand-jury-epic-charter-school-system-ripe-for-fraud\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Grand Jury: Epic Charter School &#8216;system ripe for fraud&#8217;<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The report cited Epic\u2019s lack of transparency, intentional avoidance of disclosure by its for-profit management company and a lack of cooperation as a difficulty in completing the investigation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194.jpg?resize=48%2C48&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194-96x96.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\">Jennifer Palmer<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2021-05-07T14:20:48-05:00\">May 7, 2021<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2022-01-16T15:21:50-06:00\">January 16, 2022<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"683014\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-bill-hickman tag-community-strategies tag-epic tag-epic-charter-schools tag-epic-one-on-one tag-epic-youth-services tag-learning-fund tag-marie-schuble tag-oklahoma-state-auditor-and-inspectors-office tag-statewide-virtual-charter-school-board category-education category-epic-charter-schools category-government category-news-alert category-publicmoney category-schools type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2021\/04\/22\/settlement-gives-epic-charter-schools-fresh-start-on-shrouded-learning-fund\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SVCSB_103.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Settlement Gives Epic Charter Schools Fresh Start on Shrouded Learning Fund\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SVCSB_103.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SVCSB_103.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SVCSB_103.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SVCSB_103.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SVCSB_103.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2021\/04\/22\/settlement-gives-epic-charter-schools-fresh-start-on-shrouded-learning-fund\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Settlement Gives Epic Charter Schools Fresh Start on Shrouded Learning Fund<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Epic\u2019s board agreed to settlement terms with the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board, likely resolving a contract dispute that threatened to close one of Epic\u2019s charter school systems. Left unresolved\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194.jpg?resize=48%2C48&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194-96x96.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\">Jennifer Palmer<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2021-04-22T17:00:19-05:00\">April 22, 2021<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2021-04-23T10:23:28-05:00\">April 23, 2021<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"682845\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-ben-harris tag-betsy-brown tag-david-chaney tag-doug-scott tag-epic tag-epic-charter-schools tag-epic-one-on-one tag-epic-youth-services tag-j-p-franklin tag-katherine-stehno tag-rebecca-wilkinson tag-statewide-virtual-charter-school-board tag-wyjuana-montgomery category-education category-epic-charter-schools category-schools series-virtual-schools type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2021\/04\/15\/how-epic-seeks-to-resolve-contract-dispute-with-statewide-virtual-charter-school-board\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EpicAdminOffice_47-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"How Epic Seeks to Resolve Contract Dispute with Statewide Virtual Charter School Board\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EpicAdminOffice_47-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EpicAdminOffice_47-1-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EpicAdminOffice_47-1-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EpicAdminOffice_47-1-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EpicAdminOffice_47-1-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EpicAdminOffice_47-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2021\/04\/15\/how-epic-seeks-to-resolve-contract-dispute-with-statewide-virtual-charter-school-board\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">How Epic Seeks to Resolve Contract Dispute with Statewide Virtual Charter School Board<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Five takeaways from Epic Charter School&#8217;s proposed settlement.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194.jpg?resize=48%2C48&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194-96x96.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\">Jennifer Palmer<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2021-04-15T06:00:00-05:00\">April 15, 2021<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2021-04-22T15:22:49-05:00\">April 22, 2021<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"682733\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-education-2 tag-epic-charter-schools tag-fort-towson tag-gov-kevin-stitt tag-greg-treat tag-house-bill-2078 tag-jena-nelson tag-joy-hofmeister tag-kevin-stitt tag-oklahoma-city-public-schools tag-oklahoma-secretary-of-education-ryan-walters tag-oklahoma-state-board-of-education tag-oklahoma-teacher-of-the-year tag-ryan-walters tag-sen-jo-anna-dossett tag-senate-pro-tempore-greg-treat tag-state-sen-mary-boren tag-state-sen-zack-taylor category-education category-epic-charter-schools category-government category-news-alert series-virtual-schools type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2021\/04\/01\/a-closer-look-at-the-most-transformative-education-reform-in-oklahoma-history\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SantaFeSouth5977-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"A Closer Look at Oklahoma&#8217;s Move to Alter Education Funding and Make Student Transfers Easier\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SantaFeSouth5977-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SantaFeSouth5977-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SantaFeSouth5977-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SantaFeSouth5977-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SantaFeSouth5977-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SantaFeSouth5977-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SantaFeSouth5977-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2021\/04\/01\/a-closer-look-at-the-most-transformative-education-reform-in-oklahoma-history\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">A Closer Look at Oklahoma&#8217;s Move to Alter Education Funding and Make Student Transfers Easier<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Facing intense opposition, Gov. Still approves measures to alter public school funding and students&#8217; ability to transfer freely.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194.jpg?resize=48%2C48&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194-96x96.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\">Jennifer Palmer<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2021-04-01T15:07:16-05:00\">April 1, 2021<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2021-04-22T15:20:42-05:00\">April 22, 2021<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"682672\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-bill-flanagan tag-brian-bobek tag-carlisha-bradley tag-charter-schools tag-chris-brewster tag-education-2 tag-epic-charter-schools tag-estela-hernandez tag-jennifer-monies tag-jennifer-palmer tag-john-rex-charter-school tag-joy-hofmeister tag-oklahoma-charter-schools tag-santa-fe-south-charter-school tag-trent-smith tag-virtual-charter-schools tag-whitney-bryen category-education category-epic-charter-schools category-schools series-virtual-schools type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2021\/03\/27\/how-the-state-board-abruptly-settled-charter-school-lawsuit-against-legal-advice\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Missing-Art.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-intermediate size-newspack-article-block-landscape-intermediate wp-post-image\" alt=\"How the State Board Abruptly Settled Charter School Lawsuit Against Legal Advice\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Missing-Art.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Missing-Art.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Missing-Art.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Missing-Art.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2021\/03\/27\/how-the-state-board-abruptly-settled-charter-school-lawsuit-against-legal-advice\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">How the State Board Abruptly Settled Charter School Lawsuit Against Legal Advice<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>State Education Superintendent Joy Hofmeister called it &#8220;an impatient move to get what you want.&#8221;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194.jpg?resize=48%2C48&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194-96x96.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/wbryen\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/cropped-StaffHeadshots2022_5227-48x48.jpg?resize=48%2C48\" srcset='http:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/cropped-StaffHeadshots2022_5227-96x96.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\">Jennifer Palmer<\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/wbryen\/\">Whitney Bryen<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2021-03-27T10:40:41-05:00\">March 27, 2021<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-07-24T14:58:39-05:00\">July 24, 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"680363\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-cooperative-council-for-oklahoma-school-administrators tag-covid tag-covid-19 tag-edbuild tag-edmond-public-schools tag-education-2 tag-epic tag-epic-charter-schools tag-excelined tag-fort-towson tag-gov-kevin-stitt tag-kevin-stitt tag-kyle-hilbert tag-nolberto-delgadillo tag-oklahoma-city-public-schools tag-oklahoma-education tag-oklahoma-educators-association tag-oklahoma-parent-legislative-action-committee tag-oklahoma-rural-schools-coalition tag-oklahoma-secretary-of-education tag-oklahoma-secretary-of-education-ryan-walters tag-oklahoma-state-school-boards-association tag-ryan-walters tag-state-board-of-education tag-state-rep-joe-waldron tag-state-rep-kyle-hilbert tag-stitt tag-tulsa-parent-legislative-action-committee tag-tulsa-public-schools category-education category-government category-news-alert category-publicmoney type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2021\/02\/28\/gauging-a-plan-to-alter-education-funding-in-oklahoma\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/NicholsHillsRead_105-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Gauging A Plan To Alter Education Funding in Oklahoma\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/NicholsHillsRead_105-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/NicholsHillsRead_105-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/NicholsHillsRead_105-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/NicholsHillsRead_105-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/NicholsHillsRead_105-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/NicholsHillsRead_105-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/NicholsHillsRead_105-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2021\/02\/28\/gauging-a-plan-to-alter-education-funding-in-oklahoma\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Gauging A Plan To Alter Education Funding in Oklahoma<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The bill could be heard by a Senate committee as early as this week. If the measure is passed by the Senate, Gov. Kevin Stitt will almost certainly sign it\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194.jpg?resize=48%2C48&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194-96x96.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\">Jennifer Palmer<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2021-02-28T10:00:00-06:00\">February 28, 2021<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"679441\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-adam-pugh tag-education-2 tag-epic-charter-schools tag-gov-kevin-stitt tag-jacob-rosencrants tag-jon-echols tag-kevin-stitt tag-kyle-hilbert tag-oklahoma-house-of-representatives tag-oklahoma-play-to-learn-act tag-oklahoma-state-senate tag-oklahoma-virtual-schools tag-sheila-dills tag-state-rep-jason-rosencrants tag-state-rep-jon-echols tag-state-rep-kyle-hilbert tag-state-rep-sheila-dills tag-state-sen-adam-pugh tag-student-transfers tag-virtual-charter-schools tag-virtual-schools category-education category-government category-news-alert category-publicmoney type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2021\/02\/05\/five-education-bills-to-watch-this-session\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/NicholsHillsRead_158-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Five Education Bills to Watch This Session\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/NicholsHillsRead_158-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/NicholsHillsRead_158-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/NicholsHillsRead_158-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/NicholsHillsRead_158-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/NicholsHillsRead_158-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/NicholsHillsRead_158-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2021\/02\/05\/five-education-bills-to-watch-this-session\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Five Education Bills to Watch This Session<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s been a disruptive and uncertain year for public education. And the initiatives to be considered by the Oklahoma Legislature could continue to shake things up. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194.jpg?resize=48%2C48&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194-96x96.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\">Jennifer Palmer<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2021-02-05T17:35:41-06:00\">February 5, 2021<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2021-02-09T07:26:19-06:00\">February 9, 2021<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"678843\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-education-2 tag-epic tag-epic-charter-schools tag-joy-hofmeister tag-oklahoma-education tag-virtual-charter-schools tag-virtual-schools category-education category-epic-charter-schools series-virtual-schools type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2020\/12\/20\/superintendent-joy-hofmeister-didnt-want-to-know-about-federal-epic-investigation-records-show\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Missing-Art.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-intermediate size-newspack-article-block-landscape-intermediate wp-post-image\" alt=\"Superintendent Joy Hofmeister Didn&#8217;t Want To Know About Federal Epic Investigation, Records Show\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Missing-Art.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Missing-Art.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Missing-Art.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Missing-Art.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2020\/12\/20\/superintendent-joy-hofmeister-didnt-want-to-know-about-federal-epic-investigation-records-show\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Superintendent Joy Hofmeister Didn&#8217;t Want To Know About Federal Epic Investigation, Records Show<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Because Epic\u2019s founders had supported her campaign for state superintendent, Hofmeister didn&#8217;t want to know details of a federal investigation into the charter school, according to records released last week.\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194.jpg?resize=48%2C48&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194-96x96.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\">Jennifer Palmer<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2020-12-20T06:00:00-06:00\">December 20, 2020<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-07-24T14:59:57-05:00\">July 24, 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"678666\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-coronavirus tag-covid-19 tag-education-2 tag-epic-charter-schools tag-gov-kevin-stitt tag-joy-hofmeister tag-kevin-stitt tag-melissa-crabtree tag-oklahoma-state-board-of-education tag-state-board-of-education category-education category-government series-inside-democracy type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2020\/12\/04\/stitts-new-board-of-education-pick-spread-misinformation-conspiracy-theories\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/MelissaCrabtree-1.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-intermediate size-newspack-article-block-landscape-intermediate wp-post-image\" alt=\"Stitt\u2019s New Board of Education Pick Spread Misinformation, Conspiracy Theories\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/MelissaCrabtree-1.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/MelissaCrabtree-1.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/MelissaCrabtree-1.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/MelissaCrabtree-1.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2020\/12\/04\/stitts-new-board-of-education-pick-spread-misinformation-conspiracy-theories\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Stitt\u2019s New Board of Education Pick Spread Misinformation, Conspiracy Theories<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Melissa Crabtree&#8217;s now-deleted or hidden Facebook posts included unsubstantiated medical advice and misinformation surrounding the pandemic.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/trevorbrown\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/StaffHeadshots_113-2.jpg?resize=48%2C48&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/StaffHeadshots_113-2-96x96.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194.jpg?resize=48%2C48&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194-96x96.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/trevorbrown\/\">Trevor Brown<\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\">Jennifer Palmer<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2020-12-04T22:19:35-06:00\">December 4, 2020<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2022-01-13T10:42:19-06:00\">January 13, 2022<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"678625\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-courts tag-epic tag-epic-charter-schools tag-teacher category-education series-virtual-schools type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2020\/12\/02\/epic-charter-schools-settles-teachers-2019-legal-claims\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EpicAdminOffice_47-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Epic Charter Schools Settles Teachers\u2019 2019 Legal Claims\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EpicAdminOffice_47-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EpicAdminOffice_47-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EpicAdminOffice_47-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EpicAdminOffice_47-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EpicAdminOffice_47-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EpicAdminOffice_47-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2020\/12\/02\/epic-charter-schools-settles-teachers-2019-legal-claims\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Epic Charter Schools Settles Teachers\u2019 2019 Legal Claims<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The teachers said Epic administrators pressured them to withdraw students based on the students\u2019 academic aptitude.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194.jpg?resize=48%2C48&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194-96x96.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\">Jennifer Palmer<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2020-12-02T05:00:34-06:00\">December 2, 2020<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2020-12-02T14:49:19-06:00\">December 2, 2020<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"677859\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-charter-schools tag-education-2 tag-epic-charter-schools tag-oklahoma-charter-schools tag-oklahoma-education tag-rose-state-college category-education category-epic-charter-schools category-government series-virtual-schools type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2020\/10\/22\/rose-state-considers-another-charter-school-as-its-oversight-ability-is-questioned\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EpicBlended_182-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Rose State Considers Another Charter School as its Oversight Ability is Questioned\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EpicBlended_182-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EpicBlended_182-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EpicBlended_182-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EpicBlended_182-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EpicBlended_182-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EpicBlended_182-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EpicBlended_182-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2020\/10\/22\/rose-state-considers-another-charter-school-as-its-oversight-ability-is-questioned\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Rose State Considers Another Charter School as its Oversight Ability is Questioned<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It could be the first private school turned public charter in Oklahoma. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194.jpg?resize=48%2C48&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194-96x96.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\">Jennifer Palmer<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2020-10-22T14:43:53-05:00\">October 22, 2020<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2020-10-23T16:04:05-05:00\">October 23, 2020<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"675853\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-blended-learning tag-charter-schools tag-courts tag-epic-charter-schools tag-oklahoma-courts tag-oklahoma-virtual-schools tag-virtual-charter-schools tag-virtual-schools category-education category-news-alert series-virtual-schools type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2020\/08\/03\/in-oklahoma-epics-operator-refuses-to-release-spending-records-in-california-records-are-public\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Missing-Art.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-intermediate size-newspack-article-block-landscape-intermediate wp-post-image\" alt=\"In Oklahoma, Epic&#8217;s Operator Refuses to Release Spending Records. In California, Records Are Public\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Missing-Art.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Missing-Art.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Missing-Art.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Missing-Art.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2020\/08\/03\/in-oklahoma-epics-operator-refuses-to-release-spending-records-in-california-records-are-public\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">In Oklahoma, Epic&#8217;s Operator Refuses to Release Spending Records. In California, Records Are Public<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The company that manages Epic Charter Schools in Oklahoma refuses to provide state auditors details about how it spends millions of dollars provided by the state on students\u2019 extra activities.\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194.jpg?resize=48%2C48&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194-96x96.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\">Jennifer Palmer<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2020-08-03T14:00:04-05:00\">August 3, 2020<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-07-24T15:00:10-05:00\">July 24, 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"675439\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-epic-charter-schools tag-oklahoma-charter-schools tag-virtual-charter-schools category-education category-epic-charter-schools category-news-alert series-virtual-schools type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2020\/07\/14\/virtual-charter-school-board-to-join-legal-fight-for-epics-spending-records\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Missing-Art.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-intermediate size-newspack-article-block-landscape-intermediate wp-post-image\" alt=\"Virtual Charter School Board to Join Legal Fight for Epic&#8217;s Spending Records\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Missing-Art.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Missing-Art.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Missing-Art.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Missing-Art.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2020\/07\/14\/virtual-charter-school-board-to-join-legal-fight-for-epics-spending-records\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Virtual Charter School Board to Join Legal Fight for Epic&#8217;s Spending Records<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With a 4-0 vote, the agency overseeing the state\u2019s virtual schools decides to join the legal battle to pry free some of Epic Charter Schools\u2019 financial records. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194.jpg?resize=48%2C48&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194-96x96.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\">Jennifer Palmer<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2020-07-14T20:17:18-05:00\">July 14, 2020<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-07-24T15:00:23-05:00\">July 24, 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"675241\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-charter-schools tag-epic-charter-schools tag-oklahoma-virtual-schools tag-rural-oklahoma tag-virtual-charter-schools category-education category-epic-charter-schools category-news-alert series-virtual-schools type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2020\/07\/08\/panola-district-shutters-high-school-as-epic-ends-management-contract\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Missing-Art.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-intermediate size-newspack-article-block-landscape-intermediate wp-post-image\" alt=\"Panola District Shutters High School As Epic Ends Management Contract\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Missing-Art.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Missing-Art.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Missing-Art.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Missing-Art.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2020\/07\/08\/panola-district-shutters-high-school-as-epic-ends-management-contract\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Panola District Shutters High School As Epic Ends Management Contract<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After three years, Epic Charter Schools has ended its management of the struggling school district in southeastern Oklahoma, capping a bold effort to introduce its blended education model to rural\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194.jpg?resize=48%2C48&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194-96x96.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\">Jennifer Palmer<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2020-07-08T08:00:01-05:00\">July 8, 2020<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-07-24T15:00:40-05:00\">July 24, 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"670668\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-epic-charter-schools tag-oklahoma-breaking-news tag-oklahoma-news tag-online-schools tag-virtual-schools category-education series-virtual-schools type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2020\/03\/06\/state-takes-epics-management-firm-to-court-for-refusing-to-provide-records\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Missing-Art.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-intermediate size-newspack-article-block-landscape-intermediate wp-post-image\" alt=\"State Takes Epic&#8217;s Management Firm to Court for Refusing to Provide Records\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Missing-Art.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Missing-Art.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Missing-Art.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Missing-Art.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2020\/03\/06\/state-takes-epics-management-firm-to-court-for-refusing-to-provide-records\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">State Takes Epic&#8217;s Management Firm to Court for Refusing to Provide Records<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Epic Charter Schools\u2019 for-profit management company has refused to provide its financial records to the state auditor\u2019s office, which has now asked a judge to intervene.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194.jpg?resize=48%2C48&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/StaffHeadshots2022_5194-96x96.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height=\"48\" width=\"48\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jenniferpalmer\/\">Jennifer Palmer<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2020-03-06T12:53:18-06:00\">March 6, 2020<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-07-24T15:00:51-05:00\">July 24, 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"262792\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-education tag-blended-learning tag-epic-charter-schools tag-online-education tag-online-schools tag-virtual-charter-schools tag-virtual-schools category-education series-virtual-schools type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2017\/12\/19\/largest-virtual-schools-growth-outpaces-rest-of-states-schools-combined\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Epic-10.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Largest Virtual School&#8217;s Growth Outpaces Rest of State&#8217;s Schools Combined\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Epic-10.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Epic-10.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Epic-10.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 3600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Epic-10.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Epic-10.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=400 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2017\/12\/19\/largest-virtual-schools-growth-outpaces-rest-of-states-schools-combined\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Largest Virtual School&#8217;s Growth Outpaces Rest of State&#8217;s Schools Combined<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Epic Charter Schools posted a dramatic growth of more than 4,000 students over last year, reaching more than 13,000 enrollment. 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