Ohio.com - Reforming schools starts with audits

ohio.com by Dennis J. Willard | Feb. 8, 2009 (Opinion)

COLUMBUS: In one of his more significant, although slightly flawed, education reform initiatives, Gov. Ted Strickland wants school districts to undergo annual financial and operational performance audits.

''Just as we provide an academic report card for our schools, we will provide parents, public officials and taxpayers an annual fiscal and operational report card for every school district. That means that when we send districts funding to help ... Full Story »

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Patricia L'Herrou
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 by Patricia L'Herrou - Feb. 8, 2009

an interesting idea, with an implication that school funding would be more controlled by the state and therefore more uniform across property tax boundaries, thereby aiding education, but the article doesn't give enough information nor depth to understand what this particular system's advantages or disadvantages to education might actually be compared to other types of funding. touches on potential political concerns, but without enough info. what have other states' schools' experiences been?

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