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The district and its schools tried to implement change, but failed at many stages.
Communication between the district and schools was cited as "confusing and
incomplete."630 District officials did not establish clear policies to assist schools with policy
questions.631 Similarly, individual schools did not receive enough autonomy from the
district to enact the most effective changes.632
In many cases, changes implemented with the grant were questionable from the start. For
example, three schools used a combined $5.8 million in grant money to slightly extend the
school day and add administrative staff.633 Other schools paid for extra gym and art
teachers, consultants, and intramural sports classes.634
Washington state principals called into question the need for the grant to implement the
changes. "The principals were glad to have the money," the SIG researchers wrote, "but
said that the work could be done without it."635 Successful schools noted the
administrative flexibility provided by the grant, not the funding, was the most important
part of the program.636 Of course, giving more flexibility to local schools should cost less -
not more.
51) Identity thieves bilking the IRS out of billions - (Internal Revenue
Service) $3.9 billion
This year, identity thieves will collect an estimated $3.9 billion in tax refunds on fraudulent
returns they will file using stolen Social Security numbers (SSN).637 The Treasury Inspector
General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) released an investigation this year outlining what
the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) needs to do more to prevent rampant tax fraud. Over
five years, taxpayers could lose more than $20 billion to crooks. These losses are largely
preventable with better anti-fraud measures.638
Identity thieves submit false returns to collect handsome refunds, often through direct
deposit or in debit cards sent by the IRS. To file false tax returns, many thieves used
another person's name and SSN. For example, investigators in Tampa, Florida, found most
successful scams involved identities stolen from the deceased or from people on
government assistance.639 Most identities used are from individuals with incomes low
enough they would not even have to file tax returns. Of the 1,492,215 potentially
fraudulent tax returns filed for 2010, over 950,000 utilized the identities of low-income
people, accounting for $3.3 billion erroneous in tax refunds issued.640 The second most
common type of fake returns filed - 288,252 - used the identities of students, and nearly
105,000 claimed the identities of deceased people.641
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