Funding

"School districts should answer for sloppy fiscal oversight. As school district interest groups demand more money from the state general fund, policymakers should point to incidents of fraud and require district offices to review their accounting practices. Districts should be following state guidelines, and when audits report weak financial accounting— even in districts without ongoing fraudulent activity— lawmakers should demand better fiscal behavior before sending more state money."


https://goldwaterinstitute.org/article/the-school-district-fraud-formula-how-to-prevent-fraud-in-school-districts-and-protect-student-learning-and-teacher-salaries/

https://goldwaterinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/The-School-District-Fraud-Formula-web.pdf