Baltimore County Council weighs expansion of IG’s oversight to schools

Baltimore County Council weighs expansion of IG’s oversight to schools

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Baltimore County Council debates expanding IG oversight on school spending

Baltimore County pours half its budget into public schools every year, but right now, the county’s top watchdog isn’t allowed to investigate how the money is sp

Baltimore Fishbowl | Baltimore County debates seeking IG oversight of schools

Baltimore County’s inspector general is not allowed to look into waste, fraud and abuse in the school system. The Baltimore County Council Tuesday night debated whether to ask the Maryland General Assembly to let the IG investigate the schools. Republican Councilman David Marks has been frustrated for years that the council hands over half of the county’s budget to the school system but it has no oversight. Read more (and listen) at WYPR.