State ed board member says overpaid districts ‘stole’ money after overpayment mistakes

The Nebraska Board of Education had a lively debate Friday morning about a school aid miscalculation error that came to light last month, with one commissioner accusing the districts that benefited from the overpayments of essentially stealing the money.

On. Nov. 17, Omaha Public Schools posted a message on its website saying it had received a $30.5 million overpayment.

In the weeks since, the Grand Island Public School district said it received a $3 million overpayment, and Southern School District in Wymore received about $482,000 in overpayments. The school districts will now receive less funding in the future to make up for the extra funding…

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