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The week in coveducation: Epic updates, mask mandate, OKCPS teachers surveyed

The week in coveducation: Epic updates, mask mandate, OKCPS teachers surveyed

The week in coveducation: Epic updates, mask mandate, OKCPS teachers surveyed




Next week Oklahoma City Public Schools will be welcoming back pre-K and kindergarten students to in-person classes on an A/B schedule, and the State Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting providing a semblance of normalcy.
This past week, however, Oklahoma education news has been dominated by updates in the ever expanding story of Epic Charter Schools.
Seriously, there’s a lot to catch up on. But we’re making it easy with this recap of headlines from reporters around Oklahoma.

State Department of Education demands $11.2 million from Epic Charter Schools

On Monday, Oct. 12, the Oklahoma State Board of Education held a special meeting where they approved a motion to demand Epic Charter Schools One-on-One and Epic Blended return $11,235,919 to the State Department of Education.
As reported by NonDoc this week, the money represents alleged over-expenditures on administrative costs and state dollars used for development expenses in California, as CONTINUE READING: The week in coveducation: Epic updates, mask mandate, OKCPS teachers surveyed