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Epic Charter Schools is a virtual charter school founded in the U.S. state of Oklahoma in 2011. During the 2010s the school saw rapid expansion and became one of the largest school districts in Oklahoma. Founders David Chaney and Ben Harris were fired in 2021, and later criminally charged in 2022, for mismanaging the district.
Oklahoma’s third-largest school district, Epic Charter School, has laid off 144 employees, including 42 teachers, and implemented pay cuts amid a financial shortfall from lower-than-expected ...
Epic started out as a virtual charter school in 2011. It later offered a blend of virtual and in-person instruction in Oklahoma County and Tulsa County. Enrollment exceeded more than 60,000 ...
About 5% of Oklahoma’s 700,000 public school students are enrolled in a virtual charter school, according to 2024 enrollment figures from the Oklahoma State Department of Education. That exceeds ...
In October, Byrd's office released an audit of Epic Charter School finding the school owed the state $8.9 million and summarized the audit with the remarks “We cannot determine if [Epic Charter Schools] is entitled to the $80 million they received."
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Auditors testify on tax dollar use in racketeering case against Epic Charter Schools co-founders Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater filed an 11-count felony case in 2022, months before ...
Dills was the author of House Bill 1395 (2019) "Virtual Charter Financial Transparency", which became law, and makes charter schools in Oklahoma itemize out spending to the state educational committees. [4] [5] Dills later stated that during the passage of House Bill 1395 she was forced to meet with Epic Charter Schools co-founder Ben Harris ...