PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona Department of Education has spent more than $100,000 to fix errors that led to the misallocation of millions of dollars in federal funding, and the cost could rise.
The Arizona Capitol Times reports that the department paid $105,000 for a financial consulting firm to identify the problems in the allocation process.
State education officials revealed in October that hundreds of charter schools and school districts received more Title I funding for low-income students than they were entitled to. There was also a misallocation of federal funds for special education programs.
Officials say the problems were in the allocation process, which started under then-Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal.
Superintendent Diane Douglas says the state has submitted a plan to correct the issue to federal officials.
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Information from: Arizona Capitol Times, http://www.arizonacapitoltimes.com
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