MD Inspector General for Education finds taxpayers paid nearly $24 million to educate hundreds of no-show students

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — A bombshell report confirms millions of tax dollars are being misallocated statewide to educate students who aren’t even in school.

An audit by the Inspector General for Education found many Maryland schools have been miscalculating attendance and enrollment, costing taxpayers at least $23 million.

This audit follows a FOX45 investigation into so-called ghost students. Ghost students are kept on the rolls to increase the amount of funding a school receives. According to this new IG report, it’s an issue that’s been costing taxpayers millions across the state for years...

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