Education can transform our State's future, one individual at a time. Education provides hope for a better future for each individual student.
Corruption and abuse of public funding takes resources intended to go to the classroom and to children, and erodes public confidence in the educational delivery system.
Moreover, corruption and abuse of public funds hurts learning and harms students directly.
A new book out this year Battling Corruption in America's Public Schools (by Lydia Segal, Northwestern University Press) points to specific instances of corruption in education and how safeguards can be put in place which can help reduce waste and abuse. We will be working to put in place mechanisms which can help minimize the loss of education dollars to waste, fraud and abuse.
It is clear we must change the status quo, stop providing incentives for abuse and waste, and give authority to teachers and principals what so many of them want and need to help children and improve learning.
If you want to help, please sign up and take action!
TAKE ACTION:
Send us:
1) your ideas, observations and complaints about your school district - you can remain anonymous if you prefer.
2) information on other parent or national groups or websites
3) news articles from your local newspapers or TV web sites on fraud, waste and abuse
Want to get more involved?
With the help of people like you we are organizing school watchdog groups around the state of Texas. We will work with you to:
FOIA school budgets, decipher them, talk to your legislators, school board members, and to stand up and win when you are retaliated against.
And, people all across Texas will be there to support you when you need it!
Yes! I want to help in my community and become a Citizen Watchdog to make sure that public dollars are directed toward the classroom and to help reduce waste, fraud and abuse of our education dollars. Please e-mail us for additional information.
Yes! I want to help but have limited time. However, I can watch my local newspaper for reports on school issues including wasteful spending and send you the information! Please e-mail us your Name, ISD, and City.
