The Kansas Legislature’s auditors produced the second report in four years highlighting violations of state law in distribution by public school districts of millions of dollars in state funding earmarked for students at risk of failing academically. The latest audit concentrated on $406 million appropriated during the 2021-2022 academic year to improve achievement of students who qualified for the federal free-lunch program. The Kansas State Department of Education had provided districts a list of 272 at-risk program options. The new report said none of 40 programs selected at random for review by auditors met statutory criteria. Many programs lacked evidence of success in delivery of academic support useful to struggling students, the audit said.
Source: Cowley CourierTraveler
