ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) A problem with a computer form's alphabetical listing caused dozens of New Mexico school districts and charter schools to get too much state funding and others not enough. Television station KRQE reports that the state Public Education Department acknowledged its error resulted in 25 districts and charters being shorted a total of roughly $830,000 while 26 others got more than $2.5 million too much.
The error occurred when the West Las Vegas district was mistakenly listed as “Las Vegas West.'' The result was that funding amounts for districts and charters in the bottom half of the alphabet were off by one line.
The department says it is reimbursing the districts and charters the money they're owed. And it says the overpaid ones won't have to pay back the money.
