Real-Time Transparency, School Waste & the Quiet Exodus from Congress | John Hart (Open the Books)

John Hart, CEO of Open the Books and former chief of staff to Sen. Tom Coburn, wraps up his conversation with host Bill Bernardoni by unveiling their latest findings: more administrative overhead in America’s 12,500+ K-12 districts correlates with worse student outcomes, and the federal Department of Education is a big part of the problem. After the interview, Bill delivers a sharp monologue on the wave of veteran Republican lawmakers quietly retiring, the erosion of institutional knowledge on Capitol Hill, and why the fight for government transparency has never been more critical as the adults in the room head for the exits.


Do you agree with Bill that good lawmakers walking away is making government waste and secrecy worse than ever? Yes/No and why — drop your take below!