Oversight problems prompt freeze of school reform funds
This year's payout of a three-year $416 million federal grant to struggling schools has been delayed for several California schools after monitoring teams found the state Department of Education and local districts not implementing required reforms.
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At a tense meeting last month, unhappy state Board of Education members unanimously voted to withhold funds from 90 schools until they meet all conditions of the grant. The board also rejected the applications of 54
Audit finds UCLA wrongly designated $23 million in student fees for campus construction projects
A state audit released last week says UCLA wrongfully designated $23 million in student fees to pay for two projects that were not included in the original fee referendum approved by student voters in 2000.
The finding was part of a 15-month audit [PDF] that concluded the University of California system needed to improve transparency in the way it handles its finances. The report also questioned the unequal distribution of funds to the system's 10 campuses.
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The fee started at $84 per year, and was scheduled to begin in the 2004-05 academic year. It was slated to