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US Office of Inspector General Says That $56 Million Was Left Unspent by State Ed Departments Across the US
Is this incompetence, or neglegence? ![]()
A new USDOE OIG Audit reports that State Ed. Depts. failed to spend $56 million in IDEA Part B funds for the years 1998-2000 (the period audited). Unspent IDEA B funds can be carried over until the next year if certain conditions are met; otherwise the grants lapse. These grants are in danger of lapsing.
So when your State Ed. Dept. and district tell you that special ed. is soooo expensive and they don't have the money to provide what your child needs, point them to this audit and ask how much the State Ed. Dept. didn't spend, and may lose, in federal special ed. funding. |