I've blogged before about the scandals in the nonprofit world, especially when it comes to wasting taxpayer money. (In comparison, nonprofits like charities or membership organizations focus more narrowly on only fleecing those who contribute to them.)
But when is comes to school districts, this is getting ridiculous.
In this week's Des Moines Register, you would have counted no less than four different stories of scandals, waste, nepotism, and/or outright embezzlement at four different school districts. From superintendents to clerks, everybody seems to be working it.
The "it" is the simple knowledge that there is very little accountability or oversight in the nonprofit organizational model. The "it" is the lack of competition and incentive that would make employees and boards pay more attention to detail. The "it" is understanding that no matter how bad its behavior, a nearly unlimited funding stream from taxpayers will keep the entity operating.
Let's turn public schooling over to the for-profit world. It's a bad idea who's time has come.
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