"I was skeptical of the group because I actually didn't want to believe I was being scammed out of $1,600, but then once I joined the group it was pretty evident I wasn't going to get a puppy or my refund."

In an on-going look at Youngstown City Schools and our "Following the Money" series, we take a deeper look at two comparable districts - Youngstown and Warren - and see how both spend funds on administrative staff

21 News looked into the Youngstown School District's spending, where did the money go, and what did the district get in return... here's what we found

Youngstown State University Board of Trustees have repeatedly stood by their choice and the methods used in the selection of Valley congressman Bill Johnson as the next university president.

How will we know that these private organizations are using the money properly? How will we know it's not being pocketed or misused?

How many people people don't even know this is going on in our neighborhood, busses are putting kids right in the path of danger.", said Miguel.

"If it has been inspected in the last few years--it hasn't been a detailed inspection at least the inspections we perform.", said Shaffer, prior to CSX disclosing the last inspection date.

It was a packed house during a rare, Saturday morning Youngstown City School Board "special meeting" as many people in Youngstown are looking to the school board and administration to take accountability over district finances. The meeting was called for