WASHINGTON, March 31 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Education Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A22CA0133) on March 27, 2024, entitled "Illinois' Oversight of Local Educational Agency ARP ESSER Plans and Spending." Here are excerpts: * * * To: Dr. Tony Sanders, State Superintendent of Education, Illinois State Board of Education, 100 North 1st Street, Springfield, IL 62777 Dear Superintendent Sanders: Enclosed is our final report, "Illinois' Oversight of Local Edu  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Education Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A22IL0091) on March 21, 2024, entitled "The Mississippi Department of Education's Implementation of Selected Components of Mississippi's Statewide Accountability System." Here are excerpts: * * * To: Dr. Raymond C. Morgigno, Interim State Superintendent, Mississippi Department of Education, Post Office Box 771, Jackson, Mississippi 39205 Dear Dr. Morgigno: Enclosed is o  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following statement on March 30, 2024: * * * On March 26, 2024, emergency personnel from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Mid-Atlantic Region deployed to Baltimore, Maryland to support the response to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. EPA On Scene Coordinators (OSCs) remain on the ground providing technical advice on the environmental portions of the response in support of the Unified Command.   more