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Millions spent on high-end routers for small, rural areas

"Charleston (W.Va.) Gazette reporter Eric Eyre found that the state of West Virginia used $24 million in federal stimulus money to purchase more than a thousand “enterprise-class” Internet routers at […]
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National tutoring program rampant with fraud

In a three-part series, the Star Tribune has found that a billion-dollar federal tutoring program is rife with fraud and mismanagement. The program, officially known as Supplemental Educational Services, is […]
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NJ school officials cheating the students

"An Asbury Park Press investigation has exposed how Lakewood, New Jersey school officials slashed the high school’s graduation rate to win a $6 million federal grant, lied to parents of […]
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School test scores raise questions across the nation

"Suspicious test scores in roughly 200 school districts resemble those that entangled Atlanta in the biggest cheating scandal in American history, an investigation by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution shows." To learn […]
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Rural schools and communities lose billions in funding

An expired federal program aimed to benefit former logging communities means massive budget wholes for hundreds of schools and communities across the country, an investigation by California Watch found. The […]
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Harassment allegations bring to light a larger problem

Beth Cooper of The Daily Helmsman reports that after following rumors of alleged sexual harassment at the University of Memphis' Physical Plant department, larger problems within the administration arose. Freedom […]
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CA, a haven for diploma mills

"An investigation by The Bay Citizen has found that California is a haven for diploma mills and unaccredited schools. The paper found that the state has given approvals to hundreds […]
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CO teachers union receives millions in subsidies

"Taxpayers in Colorado's largest school districts have spent more than $5.8 million during the past five years to subsidize the activities of local teachers unions. The expenses resulted from years […]
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CA vocational schools lack oversight

"An examination by Jennifer Gollan of The Bay Citizen found that over the last two years, the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education had not met many of its core […]
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Exam boards, teachers help students pass

Reporters for The Telegraph went undercover to reveal that exam boards are advising teachers on how to word questions and arrange exams so that students are more likely to obtain […]
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