TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A state panel looking for financial efficiencies within the state's public school system plans to recommend that school districts be audited annually. The panel stopped short of endorsing a limit on required teacher negotiation rights. The Wichita Eagle reports that the K-12 Student Performance and Efficiency Commission approved the final draft of its recommendations on Tuesday. The commission was appointed last year to identify potential cost-savings in school spending plans. The group decided to recommend a bill requiring annual audits, but added language saying the Legislature must pay for those audits.
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