The U.S. Government Accountability Office recognizes that it’s really hard for states to report all of the information on how educational institutions are spending their money from the stimulus package — more than $70-billion for schools and colleges. But they should be giving more detail than they are, the GAO recommended in a report released today. “While most states cannot provide information on how each subrecipient is using its funds, providing more information … could help the public gain a better understanding of how the funds are being used,” the watchdog agency concluded.
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3 Responses to States Report Too Little on How They’ve Spent Stimulus Money on Education
haohtt - September 3, 2010 at 12:34 am
“Most states cannot provide information on how each subrecipient is using its funds” Why not? Why is the GAO so lenient with the states and public institutions, while cracking down hard on the for-profits? Every institution should be equally responsible and accountable when it comes to taxpayer funding.
rmasters - September 3, 2010 at 10:39 am
“Replacing draconian reductions in state support” should say it all.
gypsyboots - September 3, 2010 at 3:27 pm
My brother-in-law who teaches music for a public school in a “depressed area” of a midwestern city was given a free iPhone–along with every single teacher in the school. Another brother-in-law in the same city, principal of a public school, was given a free iPad. Both these handouts came courtesy of ARRA–the stimulus fund. While both admit they are cool toys, they readily admit they didn’t need them and won’t be using them for work.Don’t ask me how these gadgets will help better educate any kids at either school; I’m sure no one could answer.Your tax dollars “at work”?