Education Department Moves to Reimbursement Model for COVID Relief Funds After Billions in Wasteful SpendingOlivia Rondeau 21 Feb 2025
The Department of Education (DOE) has shifted all future spending related to the $4.4 billion in remaining COVID-19 school relief funds to a reimbursement structure after identifying massive waste, fraud, and abuse — including hundreds of thousands spent to rent out an MLB stadium and tens of thousands spent on casino hotel rooms.
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) stated on Wednesday that schools have already spent nearly $200 billion of the relief funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act, and the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act with “little oversight or impact on students”:
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https://www.breitbart.com/education/2025/02/21/education-dept-switches-reimbursement-model-covid-relief-funds/
