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June 09, 2008

Federal Audit Raises Concerns About Teach for America's Spending

The finances of a national teacher-recruitment program have come under scrutiny by the federal government, reports The New York Times.

According to an investigation by the inspector general at the Department of Education, Teach for America did not provide adequate documentation as to how it spent federal grant money it received from 2003 to 2005. The group received about $6-million in grants, and of that amount, auditors examined $1.5-million. Teach for America couldn’t account for $775,000 of the figure auditors looked at.

Nearly all of the questioned costs were related to training sessions for new members of the teacher corps in 2004 and 2005, according to the charity.

In a statement released on Friday, says the Associated Press, Teach for America stated, “As a result of this audit, Teach for America has learned that we were not tracking certain information at the level of detail requested by the Office of Inspector General. However, all funds were used for the intended purposes of the Department of Education grants. Furthermore, we have put in place all of the recommended tracking systems that will enable us to provide the requested documentation going forward.”

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