MD State Dept of Ed - Unusual Audit!

The Washington Examiner's Leah Fabel reports on Maryland State Auditor Bruce Myers' just released audit detailing financial concerns at the Maryland State Department of Education.

Once again, Mr. Myers documents when his office finds financial improprieties at a State agency; but will any government officials take action to correct these issues, or are State Audits just wasted paper?


Schools audit targets bureaucrat salaries, day care inspections Washington Examiner

Bureaucrats at the Maryland State Department of Education earned hefty salaries in apparent violation of state law, while day care centers operated without proper inspections, according to a state audit released this week.

Nearly 70 "loaned educators" -- county school officials contracted by the state for various projects -- were paid a total of almost $9 million in fiscal 2009, averaging about $130,000 annually and often "significantly higher than state employees serving in similar positions," the report said. Their forces have ballooned since 1990, when 21 loaned officials earned less than $1 million...

...Grasmick defended the role -- and the high salaries -- of loaned educators by saying they contribute to "Maryland's position as the No. 1 public school system in the nation."...

The unusually contentious report will go before the General Assembly's joint audit committee Tuesday.

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