A committee tasked with settling the differences between the House and Senate's version of the Tennessee school vouchers bill approved a compromised version that limits the program to schools in certain districts only. The amendment also would not allow home-schooled students to participate in the education savings account legislation.

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 […]

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 […]

Since implementing D3 ("Distributive, Dedicated, Dynamic"), the Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township in Indiana has experienced many benefits from teacher collaboration. For example, special education faculty members now co-teach in general education classrooms and work with students who require additional support. Other teacher collaboration benefits include providing equity for the district's large English language […]