Jim Rex's Out-of-State Stimulus Plan

Check out this story at The Voice for School Choice on the $358,000 spent in February by Jim Rex's State Department of Education for “Non-State Education and Training Services.” The writer refers to the list more aptly as "Consultants and Contractors." It's the edublob.

For your viewing pleasure, I have cut the list to those receiving $3500 or more. Maybe you can identify them:

Payee Transaction Date Amount
ZEKE STOKES LLC 2/18/09 $5,400.00; 3/2/09 $2,470.00
WILSON LANGUAGE TRAINING 3/2/09 $3,800.00
THE RACKES GROUP LLC 2/18/09 $4,292.00
TEACHING STRATEGIES INC 2/13/09 $6,675.00
SWANSON EDITORIAL INC 2/18/09 $4,470.00
RONALD D MILES 3/2/09 $3,000.00; 2/20/09 $1,000.00
RODNEY KELLY 2/11/09 $12,000.00
PWS EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING 2/20/09 $3,678.00; 2/10/09 $3,180.00
PASS ASSURED LLC 2/6/09 $6,000.00
PACKETT COMMUNICATIONS CRP 2/18/09 $4,300.00
NEWTON JAMES & ASSOC LLC 2/11/09 $3,600.00
NATIONAL CENTER FOR 2/25/09 $4,590.00
LINDA ELIZABETH HAINS 2/20/09 $3,900.00; 2/9/09 $3,575.00
LEIGH M ZALEON 2/11/09 $5,525.00
LEAP CONSULTING LLC 2/18/09 $7,700.00
JACKIE G CLARKSON 2/6/09 $5,000.00
FITZMAURICE INTERPRETING 2/12/09 $5,500.00; 2/24/09 $5,500.00
EDUCATION BUILDERS 2/18/09 $9,562.50
CINDY LUE MARTIN 2/19/09 $4,000.00
CHRISTI NICHOLE SCHRADER 2/24/09 $3,000.00; 2/11/09 $1,000.00
CAROL SUNDERMAN 2/9/09 $2,100.00; 2/20/09 $1,400.00
BROOKS MOORE 2/6/09 $2,000.00; 2/13/09 $1,200.00; 2/20/09 $1,200.00; 2/26/09 $400.00; BROOKS GROUP 2/20/09 $3,200.00
BENNIE BROWN 2/26/09 $1,920.00; 2/6/09 $1,600.00; 2/10/09 $1,600.00; 2/18/09 $1,600.00
ALPHA & OMEGA EDUC SVC LLC 2/11/09 $2,800.00; 3/2/09 $1,140.00; 2/26/09 $400.00; 2/20/09 $1,200.00

Some of these expenditures may have been necessary. Still, it reminds me of hogs at the trough. Check out the small fry too. It's a long list.