{"id":1398,"date":"2023-03-20T15:00:39","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T16:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=1398"},"modified":"2023-03-20T17:05:22","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T17:05:22","slug":"irgs-k-12-covid-relief-audit-massive-update-shows-construction-now-largest-category-at-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=1398","title":{"rendered":"IRG\u2019s K-12 COVID Relief Audit Massive Update Shows Construction Now Largest Category at 28%"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post originally appeared at https:\/\/reforminggovernment.org\/irgs-k-12-covid-relief-audit-massive-update-shows-construction-now-largest-category-at-28\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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WHAT HAPPENED<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since its January release, the Institute for Reforming Government\u2019s (IRG) K-12 COVID Relief ESSER III Audit has<\/a> driven<\/a> statewide<\/a> momentum<\/a><\/strong> for financial transparency and swifter action for students. IRG was the first Wisconsin entity to track $1.49 billion of federal relief funding<\/a> intended to pull kids back from the brink.<\/strong> Now, IRG has updated its interactive tool to include all 450 districts\u2019 approved funds through March 2, 2023, eight months into the process. Click through to the dashboard<\/a>, the full report<\/a>, and the report summary<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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GOOD NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n

After beginning far too slowly, approved district plans leapt from $508 million to $938 million (63% of $1.49 billion) in the two months since IRG\u2019s first report.<\/strong> Wisconsin schools are now on track to allocate all funds by July 2023 in order to exhaust all funds by the September 2024 deadline. IRG applauds school districts\u2019 efforts for children.<\/p>\n

BAD NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n

DPI has not provided adequate oversight for these precious funds. As a result:<\/p>\n