
updated: 11/3/2009 11:55:02 AM
The Gary Community School Corp. has to return nearly $1 million in federal funds to the state. Our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana report the corporation did not spend the money for at-risk students, so it has to be given back. The Title I funding is designed to help at-risk students, including those in high-poverty areas, reach federal and state standards in math and reading.
Source: Inside INdiana Business

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The paper reports Gary Community School Corp. Superintendent Myrtle Campbell says there were valid reasons for not spending some of the money, but did not elaborate.
The corporations new director of federal programs says a system has been established to better monitor use of the Title I money.
Source: The Times of Northwest Indiana