Received from OCPA and seems very important to ALL Okies. Just
another example of excess spending in schools at all levels.
There were pictures, but would not show in my machine
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Sent: Monday, July 22, 2019 1:15 PM
Subject: "ghost students"
Friend,
When news broke that the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation had filed a search warrant accusing Epic Charter Schools of receiving state funding for "ghost students" who did not attend school through the online provider and, in one case, had even left the state the prior year, it understandably drew concern from all quarters.
But as that investigation proceeds, it has indirectly highlighted a less well-known fact: Many traditional public schools, all across Oklahoma, are receiving funding to educate similar "ghost students" who no longer attend those schools. And, for those schools, the payments are not only legal, but the result of deliberate design.
We just published my story about how Oklahomans are paying to educate these "ghost students" in numerous districts across the state. I hope you'll take the time to read this important story.
Ray Carter
Director, Center for Independent Journalism
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs | | | |
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