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Fiscal Year 2023

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October 6, 2023

Assessment of the DCPS Technology Plan 2023–2026

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Topics: Education , Information Technology and Security

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June 26, 2023

Lessons from COVID-19: The Future of Behavioral Health for D.C. Children and Families

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Topics: Mental Health , Education , Human and Social Services , Health , Information Technology and Security , COVID-19

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March 30, 2023

Multiple Failures in Roosevelt High School HVAC System

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Topics: Education , Public Works and Utilities , Infrastructure and Capital Improvements

Fiscal Year 2022

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January 18, 2022

Eliot-Hine Middle School Modernization Construction Closeout Report

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Topics: Budget, Revenue, and Spending , Education , Infrastructure and Capital Improvements , First Source

Fiscal Year 2021

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July 14, 2021

DCPS Failed to Effectively Monitor Title I Contract

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Topics: Education , CBE/SBE , Employment and Labor , Procurement , First Source

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March 10, 2021

Measuring What Matters: More and Better Data Needed to Improve D.C. Public Schools

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Topics: Budget, Revenue, and Spending , Education

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January 11, 2021

D.C. Serves Grab & Go Meals Quickly, Efficiently During COVID-19

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Topics: Education , Health , COVID-19

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December 9, 2020

School Closures as a Pandemic Mitigation Policy

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Topics: Education , COVID-19

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October 19, 2020

Improvements to School Modernization Contract Administration Could Save District Money

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Topics: Budget, Revenue, and Spending , Education , Employment and Labor , Infrastructure and Capital Improvements , Risk Management , First Source

Fiscal Year 2020

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May 26, 2020

OST Provides Programs for D.C. Youths But Grant Oversight Needs Improvement

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Topic: Education

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January 9, 2020

Enrollment Projections in D.C. Public Schools: Controls Needed to Ensure Funding Equity

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Topic: Education

Fiscal Year 2019

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December 7, 2018

OSSE Lacked an Effective Methodology for Developing the D.C. Early Intervention Program Budget

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Topic: Education

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November 13, 2018

Student Learning Plans: Options for a Pilot Project in D.C.

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Topic: Education

Fiscal Year 2018

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July 12, 2018

Public Schools in the District: Data, Reform, and the Future

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Topic: Education

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September 4, 2018

D.C. Public School Principals Share Challenges, Concerns

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Topic: Education

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July 10, 2018

Shopping for Public Schools in the District of Columbia

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Topic: Education

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September 28, 2018

A Study of Enrollment Projections for D.C.’s Public Schools: Assuring Accuracy and Transparency

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Topic: Education

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October 30, 2017

Budgeting and Staffing at Eight DCPS Elementary Schools

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Topics: Budget, Revenue, and Spending , Education

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February 9, 2018

Implementation of District of Columbia Auditor Recommendations

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Topic: Education

Fiscal Year 2017

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July 17, 2017

The Department of General Services Needs Guidance and Assistance to Develop Effective Internal Controls

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Topics: Education , Procurement , Infrastructure and Capital Improvements

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March 21, 2017

Internal Weaknesses Found in Marion S. Barry Summer Youth Employment Program

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Topics: Education , Human and Social Services , Employment and Labor

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March 10, 2017

UDC's Vision 2020 Plan: How Much Progress Has Been Made?

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Topics: Education , Employment and Labor

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December 21, 2016

Site Visit Observations: 2016 Marion S. Barry Summer Youth Employment Program

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Topics: Education , Human and Social Services , Employment and Labor

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October 7, 2016

Contracting Out School Food Services Failed to Control Costs as Promised

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Topics: Education , Procurement

Fiscal Year 2016

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February 12, 2016

District of Columbia Public Schools Lack Important Information Needed to Efficiently Operate Food Services

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Topics: Education , Procurement

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July 11, 2016

Status of PERAA Recommendations

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Topic: Education

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June 2, 2016

Review of Marion S. Barry Summer Youth Employment Program Data and Activities

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Topics: Education , Human and Social Services , Employment and Labor

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May 31, 2016

The Department of General Services Failed to Provide Information the DC Council Needed to Make Informed Decisions on the Scope and Cost of Modernizing the Duke Ellington School of the Arts

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Topics: Education , Infrastructure and Capital Improvements

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April 21, 2016

Review of Summer Youth Employment Programs in Eight Major Cities and the District of Columbia

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Topics: Education , Human and Social Services , Employment and Labor

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January 1, 2016

Status Report on Implementation of District of Columbia Auditor Recommendations

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Topics: Transportation , Education , Public Safety and Law Enforcement , Public Works and Utilities , Employment and Labor , ODCA Budget and Performance , Economic Development , Housing , Procurement , Advisory Neighborhood Commission , Entertainment and Sports , Environment , Health , Infrastructure and Capital Improvements , Recreation

Fiscal Year 2015

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June 3, 2015

An Evaluation of the Public Schools of the District of Columbia: Reform in a Changing Landscape

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Topics: Education , PERAA

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March 17, 2015

Oversight Improvements Must Continue to Ensure Accountability in Use of Public Funds by D.C. Public Charter Schools

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Topics: Budget, Revenue, and Spending , Education

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July 1, 2015

The District’s School Modernization Program Has Failed to Comply with D.C. Code and Lacks Accountability, Transparency, and Basic Financial Management

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Topics: Education , Infrastructure and Capital Improvements

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July 1, 2015

Audits of Public School Construction Programs: A Literature Review

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Topics: Budget, Revenue, and Spending , Education , Infrastructure and Capital Improvements

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June 3, 2015

An Evaluation of the Public Schools of the District of Columbia

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Topic: Education

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December 3, 2014

DC Public Education Reform Amendment Act (PERAA) Report No. 3 Supplemental

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Topics: Education , Employment and Labor

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November 5, 2014

DC Public Education Reform Amendment Act (PERAA) Report No. 5

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Topic: Education

Fiscal Year 2014

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September 5, 2014

DC Public Education Reform Amendment Act (PERAA) Report No. 4

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Topics: Budget, Revenue, and Spending , Education

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June 30, 2014

DC Public Education Reform Amendment Act (PERAA) Report No. 3 Part I

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Topic: Education

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September 19, 2014

Improved Oversight of the UDC Land Grant Endowment Fund is Required

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Topics: Budget, Revenue, and Spending , Education

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September 11, 2014

Management Letter Regarding the Office of Unified Communications’ 311 Operations Division

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Topics: Education , Public Safety and Law Enforcement , Human and Social Services , Health

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September 10, 2014

District of Columbia Public Schools’ Budget Development and Execution Processes Were Not Sufficient to Avoid Divisional Over- and Under-Spending

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Topics: Budget, Revenue, and Spending , Education , Infrastructure and Capital Improvements

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August 22, 2014

DC Public Education Reform Amendment Act (PERAA) Report No. 3 Part II

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Topics: Budget, Revenue, and Spending , Education , Human and Social Services

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May 28, 2014

Assessment of Reductions in Federally or Locally Funded Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Benefits on Families or their Children

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Topics: Budget, Revenue, and Spending , Education , Human and Social Services , Health

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February 12, 2014

Audit of the Administration of District Funds to the D.C. Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation

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Topics: Budget, Revenue, and Spending , Education , Human and Social Services

Fiscal Year 2013

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September 30, 2013

Audit of Non-District Resident Students Enrolled in Public Schools

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Topic: Education

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September 28, 2013

Audit of the Department Employment Services Adult Career and Technical Education Program

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Topic: Education

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September 9, 2013

Evaluation of the DC Public Education Reform Amendment Act (PERAA) Report No. 2

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Topic: Education

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July 15, 2013

Evaluation of the D.C. Public Education Reform Amendment Act (PERAA) Report No. 1

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Topic: Education

Fiscal Year 2012

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September 19, 2012

District of Columbia Public Schools Local Schools and Central Office Budget Process Review Consulting Report (Report #2) Fiscal Years 2007-2010

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Topics: Budget, Revenue, and Spending , Education

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September 6, 2012

Audit of the Closure and Consolidation of 23 D.C. Public Schools

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Topics: Budget, Revenue, and Spending , Education

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August 8, 2012

District of Columbia Public Schools Consulting Report Local School and Central Office Budget Process Review (Report #1)

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Topics: Budget, Revenue, and Spending , Education

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May 15, 2012

School Security Privatization

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Topics: Education , Public Safety and Law Enforcement , Procurement

Fiscal Year 2011

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May 11, 2011

Auditor's Review of the Operations and Administration of the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization

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Topics: Education , Infrastructure and Capital Improvements

Fiscal Year 2010

Fiscal Year 2009

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September 30, 2009

Auditor's Review of Fiscal Oversight of the 2008 Summer Youth Employment Program

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Topics: Education , Human and Social Services , Employment and Labor

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September 23, 2009

Auditor's Certification Review of the Office of the State Superintendent of Education

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Topic: Education

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August 27, 2009

Audit of the Department of Employment Services' 2008 Summer Youth Employment Program

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Topics: Education , Human and Social Services , Employment and Labor

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August 25, 2009

Examination of the 2008 Summer Youth Employment Program Contract

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Topics: Education , Human and Social Services , Employment and Labor

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February 27, 2009

Responses to Specific Questions Regarding the Department of Employment Service's 2008 Summer Youth Employment Program

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Topics: Education , Human and Social Services , Employment and Labor

Fiscal Year 2008

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March 28, 2008

Compliance With the Government Managers Accountability Amendment Act of 1995 Has Been Incomplete and Inconsistent

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Topics: Education , Public Safety and Law Enforcement , Public Works and Utilities , Employment and Labor , Health , Government Transparency

Fiscal Year 2007

Fiscal Year 2006

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September 6, 2006

Auditor's Examination of McKinley Technology High School Modernization Project

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Topics: Education , Procurement , Infrastructure and Capital Improvements

Fiscal Year 2005

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April 19, 2005

Review of the School Transit Subsidy Program Administered by the District of Columbia Department of Transportation

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Topics: Transportation , Education

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March 4, 2005

Comprehensive Digest of the Implementation Status of Auditor Recommendations Pertaining to Audits Issued Between Fiscal Years 2002 and 2005 as of December 31, 2004

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Topics: Budget, Revenue, and Spending , Education , Civil Rights , Public Safety and Law Enforcement , Public Works and Utilities , Human and Social Services , Employment and Labor , ODCA Budget and Performance , Entertainment and Sports , Health , Revenue or Reserve Certification , Property Management

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February 25, 2005

Implementation Status of Auditor Recommendations Pertaining to Audits of Agencies Under the Purview of the Committee on Education, Libraries, and Recreation (ED)

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Topics: Education , ODCA Budget and Performance

Fiscal Year 2004

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September 15, 2004

Ineffective Management, Poor Internal Controls, and Inadequate Financial Oversight Found Within the District's Subsidized Child Care Program

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Topics: Education , Human and Social Services

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May 17, 2004

Review of the Financial Operations of the Village Learning Center Public Charter School

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Topics: Budget, Revenue, and Spending , Education

Fiscal Year 2003

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September 29, 2003

Review of the District of Columbia Public School System's Fiscal Years 2001 and 2002 Cellular Telephone Service Expenditures

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Topics: Education , Procurement

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June 16, 2003

Mismanagement, Noncompliance, and Ineffective Internal Controls Exposed School System Funds to a Significant Risk of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

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Topics: Education , Procurement

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June 9, 2003

Auditor's Review of the University of the District of Columbia's Land-Grant Endowment Fund

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Topics: Budget, Revenue, and Spending , Education , Procurement

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June 6, 2003

The Department of Mental Health Failed to Implement A Vocational Rehabilitation Program for the District's Mental Health Consumers

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Topics: Education , Employment and Labor , Procurement , Health

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May 9, 2003

Flawed Processes and Ineffective Systems of Accountability Pertaining to DCPS' Special Education Program Have Resulted in Costly Legal Fees and Exorbitant Charges for Related Services and Nonpublic Tuition

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Topics: Education , Civil Rights , Procurement

Fiscal Year 2002

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September 27, 2002

Mismanaged Special Education Payment System Vulnerable to Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

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Topics: Education , Procurement

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August 7, 2002

D.C. Public Schools' Medicaid Revenue Recovery Operations Require Substantial Improvements

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Topics: Budget, Revenue, and Spending , Education , Health

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April 23, 2002

City Charges District of Columbia Public Schools Nearly $1 Million in Utility Expenses That Should Have Been Charged To Other Entities

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Topics: Education , Property Management

Fiscal Year 2001

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Fiscal Year 1999

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September 30, 1999

Chronology of the Steps Through Which the Tentative Agreement Between the Washington Teachers' Union AFT Local #6, AFL-CIO and the District of Columbia Public Schools Passed

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Topics: Education , Employment and Labor

Fiscal Year 1998

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