Federal Officials Weigh Action in Florida Tutoring Scandal
The Tampa Bay Times has an important story about the "crooks" and "cheaters"that are pervasive in the tutoring industry that emerged in Florida under the No Child Left Behind Act.
The story uncovers criminals who were making money off of federal Title I funds that are used for supplemental education services, or SES, which is one of the interventions required when schools consistently fail to make adequate yearly progress under the NCLB law. We're talking a rapist, a woman who served probation when a baby in her care was scalded with hot water, and a man convicted of check fraud.
Now, wouldn't this seem to be a moot issue, since the U.S. Department of Education came along and freed states from the SES requirement as part of NCLB law waivers? Wrong. The