Nuria Martinez-Keel

Following an exodus of several senior employees from state Superintendent Ryan Walters’ administration, the Oklahoma State Department of Education is now refusing to release records explaining the departures.

While pointing to mismanagement as the cause of mass layoffs and program cuts at Epic Charter School, state officials agreed Monday to hire an accounting firm to investigate further and recommend corrective action.

States won’t receive funds from six federal programs, including after-school care and English learner support, until further notice.

A second lawsuit, this time appealing directly to the Oklahoma Supreme Court, aims to overturn the state’s new academic standards for social studies on religious freedom and procedural grounds.

A new statewide cellphone ban received mixed reviews from the Oklahoma City Board of Education while it implemented the policy on Monday.

Buoyed by a $30 million line of credit, Epic Charter School now has funds to survive the summer and a budget for the next academic year.

Amid mass layoffs of educators, the superintendent of Epic Charter School has resigned.

An Oklahoma City federal judge on Tuesday put a two-week hold on the state's enforcement of a law criminalizing immigrants living in Oklahoma without legal residency.

An amended resolution that passed the Oklahoma Senate on Tuesday would reject a proposal to have public schools collect students’ immigration status, but it would require schools to report donations and gifts from non-government sources.

ThrivePoint Academy of Oklahoma will offer an alternative school model found in other states.