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Monday, December 12, 2011

This Week In Education: Thompson: Spending Too Much Grant Money On Consultants

This Week In Education: Thompson: Spending Too Much Grant Money On Consultants:

Thompson: Spending Too Much Grant Money On Consultants

Consulting-StereotypesJodi Weigand's "Consultants Eat Up Pittsburgh School's Gift," in The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, reports that 68% of the first $19 million dollars of the Gates Foundation grant for improving teacher quality is being spent on consultants. Hillsborough County Public Schools and Memphis City Schools also have spent most of their grant money on contractors and consultants. Pittsburgh signed a $6.8 million dollar contract for information