The wrong way home.

• Author: Peters, Charles
• Position: Tilting at Windmills - Brief Article

One reason the District is lagging can be found in a recent report about the local education office by D.C. auditor Deborah K. Nichols, who found that "certain employees are able to manipulate the system to obtain reimbursement for questionable travel ... of a personal or self-serving nature rather than the performance of official business." One trip questioned was a two-night stay by five employees in Richmond where the sole work done was attending a meeting that concluded at 1 p.m. on the first day. Richmond is 90 miles from Washington. One receipt...