WHO: East St. Louis School District 189
WHAT: Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., has all but begged Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to conduct an official investigation of this school district, one of the poorest in his state, regarding its use of Title I funds.
WHY IT’S AN OUTRAGE: The district consistently underperforms — and can clearly use every penny it’s been allocated — yet it has spent $3.1 million on consultants, $200,000 on airline tickets to conferences and stays in ritzy hotels, and $10,000 on original artwork.
WHERE TO VENT: Call the Department of Education inspector general at 202-245-6900.
-Compiled by Anna Dorminey, an Examiner intern through the National Journalism Center.
