Nebraska State Auditor Mike Foley is questioning whether a scholarship program offered by a tiny eastern Nebraska school district is on the up-and-up, and has asked the state attorney general’s office for a legal opinion.The Rising City district, which has fewer than 150 students, has been advertising in neighboring communities’ newspapers, offering scholarships of up to $5,000 for high school students who come to their district.
Foley said the problem with the scholarships is that they’re funded with state aid money and property tax dollars intended to pay for textbooks, teacher salaries and other costs associated with teaching students... [Read More] (11/16/2008)
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