The Boston Globe: Newspaper: Investigation includes education grant
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Federal authorities are investigating whether federal funds were mishandled under a $694,000 grant managed by former University of Louisville education dean Robert Felner, The Courier-Journal in Louisville reported Friday.
Felner previously worked at the University of Rhode Island.
Documents obtained by the newspaper under an open records request showed the grant was supposed to fund a project involving the state education department and local school districts to help schools meet federal testing goals.
Among the districts was the Jefferson County Public Schools in Louisville.
But former Kentucky Education Secretary Virginia Fox told the newspaper she had never heard of an advisory committee that was supposed to help with the project, even though documents list her as the chairwoman.
“I was never told I was on a committee, nor did I chair a committee,” Fox said.
Jefferson County schools’ accountability director Robert Rodesky said he met regularly with Felner, but never talked about such a project and said he didn’t know what it was.
AP: Newspaper: Investigation includes education grant
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —
Federal authorities are investigating whether federal funds were mishandled under a $694,000 grant managed by former University of Louisville education dean Robert Felner, The Courier-Journal in Louisville reported Friday.
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