Former CPS principal and network chief defrauded district of nearly $89K, watchdog finds

CPS will repay $1 million to the feds after submitting false student enrollment data, watchdog finds – Chicago Sun-Times

The manager of CPS’ American Indian Education Program submitted applications that overstated the number of enrolled Native American students to increase the amount of grant funding the district received, according to the report.

Former CPS principal and network chief defrauded district of nearly $89K, watchdog finds

An annual report released Wednesday by the CPS office of the inspector general finds new cases in which staffers bilked the district. It also details a separate case in which CPS agreed to repay the federal government $1 million after submitting false data on participation of Native American students in a grant-funded program.