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K-12 spending, absenteeism programs face risks as feds stop key monitoring, watchdog says

The U.S. Department of Education’s suspension this year of a comprehensive monitoring process puts billions of K-12 dollars at heightened risk of undetected waste, fraud and abuse, according to a new report by the nonpartisan U.S. Government Accountability Office.

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What happened K-12 spending, absenteeism programs face risks as feds stop key monitoring, watchdog says.
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Pennsylvania Capital-StarNews report · Sep 28, 8:17 AM

K-12 spending, absenteeism programs face risks as feds stop key monitoring, watchdog says

The U.S. Department of Education’s suspension this year of a comprehensive monitoring process puts billions of K-12 dollars at heightened risk of undetected waste, fraud and abuse, accordin...

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Wisconsin ExaminerNews report · Sep 28, 7:36 AM

K-12 spending, absenteeism programs face risks as feds stop key monitoring, watchdog says

The U.S. Department of Education’s suspension this year of a comprehensive monitoring process puts billions of K-12 dollars at heightened risk of undetected waste, fraud and abuse, accordin...

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Sep 28, 7:36 AM: Wisconsin Examiner joined the source map.

Sep 28, 8:17 AM: Pennsylvania Capital-Star joined the source map.

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