The U.S. Division Of Instruction Responds To Our Complaint
Friday, April 7, 2023
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Last summer, I wrote to the federal authorities to file a electrical load regarding how the field of California was using federal stimulus dollars. My delineate of piece of work was that federal recovery coin (ARRA) dedicated to higher educational activity was beingness spent past times the field for other purposes. Moreover, I argued that the field was failing to follow the federal mandate of protecting jobs.
On May 27th, I received the next answer from the feds:
“This is inward answer to the electrical load that you lot submitted to the US of America Department of Education’s (Department) Office of the Inspector General’s Hotline on July 11, 2009. Your electrical load indicated that California reduced its back upwards for higher educational activity upon receiving Federal stimulus funds. You farther indicated that the University of California used the State’s reduction inward back upwards to justify a “fiscal emergency” that would “allow the UC President to impose furloughs, salary reductions, in addition to layoffs.” The Department encourages populace universities to usage funds awarded nether the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) programme to avert layoffs in addition to maintain essential educational services. We recognize that approximately States are reducing their back upwards for educational activity afterward receiving SFSF funds. Please hold upwards assured that the Department is thoroughly reviewing State financial information to ensure that each State meets the statutory maintenance-of-effort provisions. We volition maintain to monitor California’s back upwards for educational activity to ensure that the State is complying alongside those provisions. While nosotros appreciate the concerns that you lot bring expressed, the information you lot provided does non signal whatever violation of the applicable statutory requirements.”
I guess I should hold upwards happy that I got a answer to my inquiry, but the larger enquiry remains of what the field in addition to the UC did alongside the ARRA money. It nonetheless remains unclear how much ARRA coin genuinely made it to the campuses, in addition to I bring asked the field auditor to follow the coin trail. To hold upwards continued . . .
On May 27th, I received the next answer from the feds:
“This is inward answer to the electrical load that you lot submitted to the US of America Department of Education’s (Department) Office of the Inspector General’s Hotline on July 11, 2009. Your electrical load indicated that California reduced its back upwards for higher educational activity upon receiving Federal stimulus funds. You farther indicated that the University of California used the State’s reduction inward back upwards to justify a “fiscal emergency” that would “allow the UC President to impose furloughs, salary reductions, in addition to layoffs.” The Department encourages populace universities to usage funds awarded nether the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) programme to avert layoffs in addition to maintain essential educational services. We recognize that approximately States are reducing their back upwards for educational activity afterward receiving SFSF funds. Please hold upwards assured that the Department is thoroughly reviewing State financial information to ensure that each State meets the statutory maintenance-of-effort provisions. We volition maintain to monitor California’s back upwards for educational activity to ensure that the State is complying alongside those provisions. While nosotros appreciate the concerns that you lot bring expressed, the information you lot provided does non signal whatever violation of the applicable statutory requirements.”
I guess I should hold upwards happy that I got a answer to my inquiry, but the larger enquiry remains of what the field in addition to the UC did alongside the ARRA money. It nonetheless remains unclear how much ARRA coin genuinely made it to the campuses, in addition to I bring asked the field auditor to follow the coin trail. To hold upwards continued . . .