February 9, 2007

In the States

ANTI-NEPOTISM POLICY: The Alabama Board of Education has adopted an antinepotism policy that significantly restricts the hiring of relatives of top officials in the state's system of two-year colleges. The board's action last month followed a scandal that involved allegations of corruption, outright fraud, and nepotism by college leaders. The new policy prohibits Board of Education members and the chancellor from influencing the hiring of relatives or the awarding of contracts to relatives

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