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June 27, 2012

The Appearance of Corruption, Part Seven

“It does seem like a backdoor way of using public funds (to finance campaigns),” said Colorado Ethics Watch director Luis Toro. “To say there’s no chance of corruption is totally out of touch.”

— Denver Post, May 11, 2012

Archuleta School District 50JT is not the only Colorado school district — nor the only Colorado government entity — to struggle with “the appearance of corruption.” In fact, nearly the entire Colorado public education industry seems caught in a struggle between ethical decision-making and the need (or rather, the desire) to achieve an ever-increasing flow of taxpayer revenue — for the “sake of the kids.”