Schools have spent nearly $200B of COVID-Relief funds with little oversight or impact on students. $393K to rent out a Major League Baseball stadium, $86K in Caesars Palace hotel rooms, $60k in swimming pool passes, and even an ice cream truck. All of this money was drawn with…
— Department of Government Efficiency (@DOGE) February 20, 2025
Schools have spent nearly $200B of COVID-Relief funds with little oversight or impact on students. $393K to rent out a Major League Baseball stadium, $86K in Caesars Palace hotel rooms, $60k in swimming pool passes, and even an ice cream truck. All of this money was drawn with zero documentation.
There is $4B left and the new
@usedgov
is setting a simple new rule - all grantees must provide receipts for every purchase BEFORE funding is released.Sources:
http://ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-updates-guidance-covid-19-fundinghttps://defendinged.org/investigations/wasteful-esser-expenditures/
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