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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Corruption conviction of disgraced ex-Chicago Public Schools CEO illustrates the potential dangers of no-bid contracts

...The corruption conviction of disgraced ex-Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett illustrates the potential dangers of no-bid contracts while highlighting another potential pitfall: The problems that can arise when school leaders consult on the side for for-profit educational companies...

 http://catalyst-chicago.org/2015/10/superintendents-elsewhere-caught-up-in-supes/
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  1. AnonymousNovember 25, 2015 at 11:05 AM

    It’s not like this could ever happen at MCPS…

    but wait, didn’t John Q. Porter, former MCPS CIO under Weast, purchase nearly $1M of PDAs on behalf of MCPS from his own company in a no-bid deal and then pocket hundreds of thousands of dollars at taxpayer expense? MCPS took no action. Porter left MCPS shortly thereafter, and with a very favorable reference from MCPS (Weast), became the Superintendent of Schools for Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. Within months at his new post, Porter resigned after accusations of criminal misconduct. Porter narrowly avoided jail time.

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