In letter, state tells school district it is violating quarantine guidelines
The state Department of Health and the state Department of Education are reminding school districts they must follow state quarantine guidelines.
Rose State College is working to become a haven for charter schools, a lucrative plan that could shake up the education landscape in OKC
In recent months, the college has had conversations with at least four charter schools about becoming its authorizer.
Oklahoma’s teacher of the year pleaded for patience in return to school. She was booed.
School districts across the state continue to feel pressure from parents who want a return to full in-person learning.
Schools become a new COVID-19 ‘super spreader’ as classes resume
The rise in COVID-19 cases among students and staff has schools working to mitigate further spread, while others abandon their plans for in-person learning.
‘Epic is prepared for this, our district is not’: As districts work to reopen, parents flee to virtual schools
Epic Charter school has its critics, but amid the coronavirus pandemic, as teachers, students and parents worry about their districts’ ability to go virtual if the classroom environment isn’t safe, Epic is looking more and more like a palatable option to some.
Following statewide closure earlier this year, schools now adopting their own plans for navigating COVID-19
Though coronavirus cases in Oklahoma continue to rise, the state’s Board of Education is not expected to issue a statewide closure of school buildings like it did four months ago.
Trial date set in state’s attempt to access virtual school records
The chamber claimed that if Epic’s management company were forced to give up financial records it would set a precedent for any other private companies that do business with the government.
Senator says he was asked to delete Epic emails
The information provided by Wilkinson and the virtual charter school board to Sharp is a central part of a libel lawsuit Epic filed against Sharp last year.
