EPISODE · Mar 12, 2026 · 27 MIN
S2E314: Superintendents, Salaries, and Scandals: The "Adult-First" Corruption Coming to Your City
from Future of Education Podcast
If you think your local school is safe because the funding is high, this conversation is your wake-up call. In the second half of our explosive sit-down with Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter Chris Papst, he exposes the internal mechanics of a system that has stopped serving children and started serving itself.In this shocking episode, Chris reveals:How administrators manually changed over 10,500 failing grades to "passing" to keep funding flowingWhy "more money" is often the fuel for the very fire that is consuming our children’s futuresHow Baltimore City Schools used a $500M budget increase to hire 1,300 new employees- without adding a single teacher to the classroomThe administrative bloat plaguing our public schoolsWhat parents need to know in order to spot corruption in their own school districtsThe staggering administrative bloat that destroyed Baltimore's public schools isn't an isolated incident. In fact, there's a high chance it may be lurking in your city, too.
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In the second half of our explosive sit-down with Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter Chris Papst, he exposes the internal mechanics of a system that has stopped serving children and started serving itself.
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