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Author Archives: Jennifer Palmer

Jennifer Palmer has been a reporter with Oklahoma Watch since 2016 and covers education. Contact her at (405) 761-0093 or jpalmer@oklahomawatch.org. Follow her on Twitter @jpalmerOKC

Posted inEducation

Epic Co-Founders, Former CFO Arrested on Embezzlement, Racketeering Charges

by Jennifer Palmer June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

A 52-page affidavit details a complicated, criminal enterprise devised by Epic Charter Schools’ co-founders David Chaney and Ben Harris, and former CFO Josh Brock. The three were arrested and booked into the Oklahoma County Detention Center Thursday.

Posted inEducation

ACT Scores for Oklahoma Public Schools

by Jennifer Palmer June 22, 2022June 22, 2022
Posted inEducation

Enrollment Irregularities, Unapproved Bonuses: the Latest Epic Charter Investigation

by Jennifer Palmer June 21, 2022June 21, 2022
Posted inEducation

Billionaire Philanthropists Pushing Charter Schools and School Vouchers Also Fund Oklahoma’s Secretary of Education’s Six-Figure Salary  

by Clifton Adcock, Reese Gorman and Jennifer Palmer May 19, 2022May 19, 2022
Posted inEducation

Democrats Call for Education Secretary Walters to Resign Over Handling Of Relief Program

by Jennifer Palmer May 11, 2022May 11, 2022
Posted inGovernment

State Officials Refuse To Release A Report On A Troubled Relief Program Where Parents Purchased TVs And Smartwatches

by Jennifer Palmer, Reese Gorman and Clifton Adcock May 6, 2022May 6, 2022
Posted inEducation

Stitt Gave Families $8 Million For School Supplies in the Pandemic; They Bought Christmas Trees, Gaming Consoles and Hundreds of TVs

by Jennifer Palmer, Reese Gorman and Clifton Adcock May 2, 2022May 2, 2022
Posted inTransparency

Oklahoma State Auditor Q&A: ‘I Believe People Own the Government’

by Jennifer Palmer March 14, 2022March 13, 2022
Posted inEducation

An Oklahoma Bill to Implement School Vouchers is Moving Forward. Here’s What We Know.

by Jennifer Palmer March 11, 2022March 10, 2022
Posted inEducation

IRS Investigating Epic Charter Schools Finances

by Jennifer Palmer March 9, 2022March 9, 2022

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