Shining the Light on Colorado School Spending

IB-2009-A (January 2009)
Author: Benjamin DeGrow

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Summary

In the interest of expanding public accountability and economic efficiency, Colorado school districts, charter schools, and other local public education agencies ought to follow the lead of  state government by exploring online financial transparency:

  • Like hundreds of school districts around the country, including Durango 9-R and Rangely RE-4, education agencies could easily and cheaply post their check registers online
  • To further promote transparency, education agencies should post all expenditures and contracts online in a user-friendly, searchable database
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1 Response for “Shining the Light on Colorado School Spending”

  1. Transparency for Higher Ed Struggles, Bears Fruit in K-12 | Education Policy Center says:
    April 30, 2012 at 8:26 pm

    [...] Independence Institute was at the forefront of the call for school spending transparency in 2009 and in 2010. More recently, my former intern Devan Crean and I were able to shine the spotlight on [...]

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