Audit: State education department failed to oversee local schools’ hiring, background checks

By: Danielle J. Brown

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: January 23, 2026

Words: 1,114

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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State auditors found that the Maryland State Department of Education failed to adequately oversee hiring and background checks by local school systems to ensure that new hires were properly vetted and credentialed.

In an audit released Thursday, the Office of Legislative Audits also said the department may have risked millions in federal payments by not seeking federal funding reimbursement in a timely manner. And auditors were sufficiently concerned about the handling of two no-bid …

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