WASHINGTONThe Puerto Rico Department of Education (PRDE) has made strides in resolving its problems with federal education officials — but federal funding to the island’s public school system could still face the danger of being withheld without further improvements, according to a federal education official.In a recent letter after an island visit in May, U.S. Department of Education (USDE) official Phillip Maestri said that the PRDE has shown “initiative and commitment to resolving the systemic problems” in the island agency dating back to 2002.Still, Maestri, who directs the USDE’s Risk Management Service, cautioned that “additional work remains to be done by Puerto Rico and the PRDE to... Read More