Better scrutiny sought for state funds used at private schools

Education officials are unsatisfied with the information they receive about how money is spent on special-needs kids

By Mary Vorsino

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 13, 2012

~~<p>A growing dispute between the state and two private schools that serve special-needs students at public expense is putting a spotlight on new efforts to hold private schools that get public money for special-education students to tougher accountability standards.</p>
<p>At the center of the conflict are Loveland Academy and the Pacific Autism Center, which the state alleges have stymied its efforts to monitor children's progress and failed to provide detailed billing for hundreds of thousands of dollars in tuition charges accrued over the last school year.</p>
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A growing dispute between the state and two private schools that serve special-needs students at public expense is putting a spotlight on new efforts to hold private schools that get public money for special-education students to tougher accountability standards.

At the center of the conflict are Loveland Academy and the Pacific Autism Center, which the state alleges have stymied its efforts to monitor children's progress and failed to provide detailed billing for hundreds of thousands of dollars in tuition charges accrued over the last school year. Login for more...