ED Official: Fully Document Odd ARRA Expenditures

Washington, July 16, 2010 — Purchases of iPods. Payments to Disney. Contracts with Harley-Davidson.

Such expenditures of stimulus money can raise eyebrows with Congress and the public — even if they’re legitimate — and that’s why it’s important to provide context when reporting under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, a Department of Education official said recently during an agency-sponsored webinar.