Article Photos: Examiner Watchdog: DoED spends $1.5 million a year on swanky conference for college aid officials



U.S. Department of Education officials hosted an estimated 7,000 college student aid administrators last year at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas at a cost in excess of $1.6 million. It was the federal government's largest casino-hotel conference last year. (AP Photo)

U.S. Department of Education officials hosted an estimated 7,000 college student aid administrators last year at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas at a cost in excess of $1.6 million. It was the federal government's largest casino-hotel conference last year. (AP Photo)