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Use caution, district leaders: Even in a pandemic, there’s no immunity from financial missteps

November 16, 2020

BY jordan

Marguerite Roza
Published November 13, 2020 on The Thomas B. Fordham Institute

District leaders may be at higher risk for accusations of financial missteps than normal, thanks to a perfect storm of pandemic-era conditions. In this article, Marguerite Roza urges leaders to take extra steps to spend smartly and transparently on behalf of students.

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