A loophole allows Minnesota charter schools to award $132 million in outside contracts without following state anti-corruption rules. Guess what happens?

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A loophole allows Minnesota charter schools to award $132 million in outside contracts without following state anti-corruption rules. Guess what happens?

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Recreational Placebos to MinnesotaEnglish · 6 months ago

A $132 million loophole in Minnesota’s anti-corruption laws

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The retiring superintendent of Noble Academy, in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, received a multimillion-dollar contract, without competitive bidding. How do charter schools award contracts?

When the superintendent of Noble Academy was ready to retire, the Brooklyn Park charter school awarded him a multimillion-dollar management contract — without competitive bidding. Who’s responsible for monitoring these deals? Possibly, no one.

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