Priority Open Recommendations: Department of Education
| Report Type |
Reports and Testimonies |
| Report Date |
July 5, 2022 |
| Release Date |
July 5, 2022 |
| Report No. |
GAO-22-105622 |
Summary:
What GAO Found
In June 2021, GAO identified seven priority recommendations for the Department of Education. Since then, Education has implemented three of those recommendations by: 1) improving the quality of data on restraint and seclusion incidents in public schools; and 2) working with states to regularly collect and report information on school district and state spending of certain COVID-19 relief funds, providing greater clarity to track spending.
In June 2022, GAO identified one additional priority recommendation for Education, bringing the total number to five. These recommendations involve the following areas:
protecting the investment in higher education and
ensuring the well-being and education of the nation's school-age children.
Education's continued attention to these issues could lead to significant improvements in government operations.
Why GAO Did This Study
Priority open recommendations are the GAO recommendations that warrant priority attention from heads of key departments or agencies because their implementation could save large amounts of money; improve congressional and/or executive branch decision-making on major issues; eliminate mismanagement, fraud, and abuse; or ensure that programs comply with laws and funds are legally spent, among other benefits. Since 2015 GAO has sent letters to selected agencies to highlight the importance of implementing such recommendations.
For more information, contact Cindy Brown Barnes at (202) 512-7215 or brownbarnesc@gao.gov.
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