Oklahoma Watch: Oklahoma Attorney General says vendor not to blame for misspent education relief funds
Gentner Drummond says his investigation into misuse of pandemic funds will now focus on individuals.
Jennifer Palmer Oklahoma Watch January 31, 2023
Gentner Drummond says his investigation into misuse of pandemic funds will now focus on individuals.
Reese Gorman and Clifton Adcock, The Frontier, and Jennifer Palmer, Oklahoma Watch January 8, 2023
Incoming State Superintendent of Schools Ryan Walters has tendered his resignation from the helm of a nonprofit whose donors include advocates for education privatization and charter schools.
Kayla Branch December 7, 2022
Similar programs in other states have seen legal challenges and criticisms that they mostly benefit the wealthy.
Frontier Staff September 20, 2022
Some news reports on book bans have lacked nuance and context, or contained factual errors. Statements by public officials sometimes repeated inaccurate information.
Jennifer Palmer Oklahoma Watch August 17, 2022
Auditors found problems with Oklahoma’s COVID-19 relief programs for students. It’s causing delays in spending additional funds.
Dylan Goforth August 16, 2022
The Board of Education voted to downgrade Tulsa schools’ accreditation status without reviewing the evidence.
Jennifer Palmer Oklahoma Watch, Clifton Adcock and Reese Gorman, The Frontier August 5, 2022
Lax oversight of Gov. Stitt’s Bridge the Gap Digital Wallet program allowed parents to spend educational funds on TVs and other items. Oklahoma officials on Friday filed a lawsuit against ClassWallet, which it hired to handle the program.
Garrett Yalch August 4, 2022
A Department of Education attorney still recommended punishment for Tulsa Public Schools, finding that an online teacher training course was based on banned concepts on racial bias.
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