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Thursday, May 23, 2013

Audit: Schools Spent Stimulus Money On Cruises, Catering

A federal audit is pointing fingers at the way public schools in Maryland spent federal stimulus money.

The U.S. Department of Education audited the way the state spent its stimulus money,and it found Baltimore City Schools spent $4,352 on a pair of dinner cruises for parents school volunteers and staff, plus $1,575 for catering for school events, and $1,336 for theater tickets.

Prince George's County Schools are also criticized for similar spending.

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9 comments:

Anonymous said...

What happened in Wicomico County?

Anonymous said...

What do you expect? In a city where gang inmates banging prison officers is "successful", this is nothing. Keep it up MD!

Anonymous said...

Surprise, surprise!!

Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
What happened in Wicomico County?

May 23, 2013 at 9:48 AM

Silly people! You know they spent it on the children.

Anonymous said...

WTF! LIKE FREDRICKSON GOING TO CHINA? WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THAT AND HOW HAS THAT HELPED? WHERE IS HIS REPORT?

Anonymous said...

can anyone ask for an accounting of the stimulus money spent in Wicomico schools? please do this...

Anonymous said...

So much for transparency & full disclosure.

Anonymous said...

It would be sooooo interesting to c where our tax money is being spent! Yes, how do the citizens get this posted for them---it should be known to us--
Shouldn't It??

Anonymous said...

Just try and find a budget for Tri-County. Lots of wining and dining but little accountability on what they spend all the money the State gives them.