Report: Idaho Has Wasted $61M

The state has spent $61 million on a failed statewide instructional management system called Schoolnet, according to a new performance evaluation out this morning from the Legislature’s Office of Performance Evaluations. “Poor management, poor decisions, and poor system functionality compounded themselves and prevented the goals for a statewide instructional management system from being realized,” Rakesh Mohan, OPE director, told the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee this morning. Rep. Gayle Batt, R-Wilder, called it “sickening results, if you ask me.” She said, “I think we’ve been waiting to hear this report. … You see that there’s $61 million, you think, wow, that would have gone a long way for roads”/ Betsy Russell , Eye on Boise. More here .

Question: I’ve gotten to the point that I’m numb to the waste and mismanagement of state government under the Otter administration. No one seems to care. So let’s move on to the next topic. Thoughts?