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