RI State Police seek documents on schools contract held by McKee-linked firm

PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island State Police have asked for documents related to a controversial education contract from the state Department of Administration.

In a brief statement from the administration department Friday, the agency said, "In the interest of transparency, we wanted to provide you with this update. The Department of Administration received a request for documents related to the ILO / WestEd procurement from the Rhode Island State Police. While this review is underway, the administration will have no further comment."

The $5.2-million ILO contract came under intense scrutiny after WPRI reported that it had ties to former members of Chiefs for Change, an education nonprofit whose executive director is Mike Magee. Magee served on the governor’s transition team and helped found mayoral charter schools in Cumberland.

The ILO Group LLC was incorporated just one day before Gov. Dan McKee took office.

ILO's final contract came in almost $4 million higher than WestEd's contract, despite the fact that WestEd has a national reputation and a long history of working with Rhode Island's schools.

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