In Oklahoma, Epic’s Operator Refuses to Release Spending Records. In California, Records Are Public
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’ extra activities. In California, that spending out of Epic’s “learning fund” is public record. Most of the money over two years went to two private home-school organizations.
Oklahoma Moves Toward Phasing Out Private Prisons. What A Path Forward Looks Like
One of the state’s three private facilities closes Sept. 15. The other two incarcerate 16.7% of Oklahoma’s inmates.
Amid COVID-19 Crisis, Some Oklahoma Hospitals Continue Suing Patients Over Unpaid Bills
At least 1,178 lawsuits were filed since Gov. Kevin Stitt declared a statewide health emergency on April 2.
As Pandemic Widens, Oklahoma Diminishes State Epidemiologist Role
Oklahoma is on its third epidemiologist since the state began responding to COVID-19.
Lexington, Oklahoma City lead the state’s COVID-19 hotspots
The 57 people who died this week from COVID-19 in Oklahoma made it the state’s deadliest week since April.
As Rapid COVID-19 Testing Heads To Nursing Homes, Lack of Public Tests Threatens Its Effectiveness
A nursing home executive questions whether an abrupt shift of rapid COVID-19 testing resources to her residents and staff will have the intended effect.
COVID-19 Poses Another Challenge for Schools: Air Quality
Industry experts recommend highly-rated filters to capture viruses from the air in buildings, but schools weren’t built to that standard. And districts don’t have the millions of dollars it would take to upgrade or replace the air ventilation systems in all their schools.
As Pandemic Widens, Oklahoma Diminishes State Epidemiologist Role
Oklahoma is on its third epidemiologist since the state began responding to COVID-19.
Lexington, Oklahoma City lead the state’s COVID-19 hotspots
The 57 people who died this week from COVID-19 in Oklahoma made it the state’s deadliest week since April.
Oklahoma journalists share their stories of how they or their fellow Oklahomans are coping in these difficult times.
Requiem for Oklahoma’s Oldest Newspaper
After nearly 35 years as a journalist in Edmond, James Coburn pays tribute to The Edmond Sun, which ceased publication in May.
‘America, Are You Listening?’ A Civil Rights Leader Unmasks the Risks Many Are Taking
Six decades after she sat at an Oklahoma City lunch counter and ordered a hamburger and Coke, an icon of the civil rights movement wonders whether she is risking her life by doing the same thing today.
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