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April 22, 2005

21st Century School Malfeasance

It says something about the enormous wealth of America that a county school chief executive* can be accused of giving a ONE MILLION DOLLAR contract to his live-in girlfriend's employer.

The board hired the Chicago firm in response to controversy stemming from a $1 million purchase last year of educational software and equipment. Hornsby failed to disclose at the time of the purchase that he was living with a saleswoman for the vendor, LeapFrog SchoolHouse of Emeryville, Calif. He later denied wrongdoing.
*he's a chief executive, not a superintendant. That says something, too.

Posted by CrankyProfessor at April 22, 2005 9:54 AM