Fraud, waste hijack tutoring program
- Article by: JEFFREY MEITRODT and DAAREL BURNETTE , Star Tribune
- Updated: June 3, 2012 - 7:18 AM
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Jeremiah Jackson is supposed to be working on his online tutoring lesson, but the 8-year-old can't keep his eyes off "Burnout Paradise," a high-speed car racing game blaring on the family's big-screen TV in St. Paul.
"Go back and jump off the ramp," he tells his sister, Tangeline, as she controls a red Lamborghini.
His grandmother tries to keep his mind on his studies. "Pay attention to what the lady is saying," she urges.
An hour later, Jeremiah has completed just two worksheets, and the tutoring company that's being funded by taxpayers to give him an