Epic Charter Schools shielding $50 million in taxpayer funds from public scrutiny On top of a 10% cut of every dollar of revenue, Epic Charter Schools is paying its for-profit management company millions more in taxpayer dollars every year for school expenditures that are never audited and which Epic claims are shielded from public scrutiny. School officials now acknowledge payments for previous years totaled $50.6 million for something Epic calls the “Learning Fund.” And based on a recent uptick in student enrollment, Epic’s allocation for 2019-2020 alone could be $28 million. For a full year, Epic has repeatedly denied the Tulsa World’s request under the Oklahoma Open Records Act for itemized expenditure ... Continue reading... https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/loc...cle_445f6458-c147-5efa-ab29-781c72d64011.html
Epic Charter Schools: Transfers draw questions On top of a 10% cut of every dollar of revenue, Epic Charter Schools is paying its for-profit management company millions more in taxpayer dollars every year for school expenditures that are never ... Continue reading... https://www.tulsaworld.com/epic-charter-schools-transfers-draw-questions/article_010ba7ea-139d-5cda-9c05-b78df9107167.html
