Articles
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Education
Epic ordered to repay $11 million
Members of the Oklahoma State Board of Education have ordered Epic Charter Schools, a virtual K-12 provider, to repay $11.2 million to the state.Ray Carter | October 12, 2020
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Budget & Tax, Education
For-profit companies receive public school money
Earlier this week, state Superintendent Joy Hofmeister heaped praise on a private-sector product that is helping to keep Oklahoma students safe.Curtis Shelton | October 9, 2020
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Education
Epic parents vote with their feet, shrug off controversy
As Epic Charter Schools continues to battle perceptions created by a critical financial audit, it seems that parents are equally eager to vote with their feet by enrolling their children in Epic.Mike Brake | October 9, 2020
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Criminal Justice
Red River rivalry and criminal justice
Tomorrow, the University of Oklahoma will face off against the University of Texas on the gridiron.Ryan Haynie | October 9, 2020
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Law & Principles
OCPA urges Congress to provide post-McGirt fairness, certainty and unity
In a letter to members of Oklahoma’s congressional delegation, the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs has urged Congress to formally disestablish five tribal reservations to ensure fairness, certainty and unity for all Oklahomans.Staff | October 8, 2020
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Health Care
The rising costs of Oklahoma’s Medicaid program
Over the past two decades, costs for Oklahoma’s Medicaid program have increased dramatically.Kaitlyn Finley | October 8, 2020
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Law & Principles
State retains environmental oversight—for now
The federal Environmental Protection Agency has approved Gov. Kevin Stitt’s request for the state of Oklahoma to retain regulatory oversight of lands now considered part of Indian reservations when those properties are not owned by a tribal government.Ray Carter | October 8, 2020
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Criminal Justice
State Question 805 and the Bill of Rights
Police and prosecutors have difficult jobs, made even more difficult by the Bill of Rights. Nearly half of those first 10 constitutional amendments are about protecting the rights of those accused of—or even convicted of—committing a crime.Trent England | October 8, 2020
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Education
Why did audit ignore state law, exclude response?
Jonathan Small, president of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, issued the following statement today regarding serious problems that have been identified with a state audit of EPIC Charter Schools.Staff | October 7, 2020
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Education
Audit dings Department of Education’s school-finance oversight
Ray Carter | October 7, 2020