Protecting taxpayers
Thursday, June 19th, 2008
Here’s a good story with a nice transparency angle, holding to account recipients of "taxpayer money ."
It happens to be a charter school, and charter schools indeed should be held accountable. Of $2 million, $54,000 was undocumented. That doesn’t mean anything untoward, except that the records aren’t in accord with standards.
Lots of good stuff here, albeit of the eat-your-vegetables variety. What are the applicable standards; what is the total budget; the percentage or efficiency of inadequate documentation, the "cruel commas" effect of adjectives–lots and lots of good stuff to chew on. That, and the main theme of the story, let’s hold charter schools to account.
Just one thing. Can we count on our friends in the news industry to use that nice phrase "taxpayer money" in all situations of government spending, including public district schools, or only when it fits an agenda?
