In most districts, booster clubs, PTAs and other entities manage funds at risk of fraud or mismanagement. Districts should clarify that outside-group fundraising is not managed by the school, says James Sullivan, a former inspector general for the Chicago Board of Education and now a managing director at Sikich, a professional services firm. “Let the […]

When a corporation mismanages finances, employees and stockholders often suffer. When a school district’s funds are mismanaged or stolen, the potential negative consequences include: Unsafe schools. Some of the schools that have suffered deadly mass shootings have been later criticized for not using security funding that had already been provided, says Jonathan Butcher, senior fellow […]

At their hometown high schools, they were dropouts, bad kids, problems. At home, they lied to their parents, stole from their siblings or sneaked out to get high. Sometimes, they tried drug treatment, but surrounded by their old crowd, they quickly relapsed. These are the students of recovery high schools: addicts who hit bottom excruciatingly […]