What Exactly Are 'Ghost Students'? There's More Than One Definition In Oklahoma
The dictionary would have a difficult time anyway. There are several competing definitions in Oklahoma. Stitt referred to “ghost students” in his State of the State address last week as students who no longer attend a district, but their former school still receives state funds as if they did. Stitt’s use of the phrase might have come as a surprise to some. It first entered Oklahoma’s lexicon in July 2019 from court records documenting a criminal investigation of Epic Charter Schools. Now, “ghost students” has entered an entirely different context, and one that could have a signif...