Reading School Board members spent $93K to attend conferences, violated out-of-state travel policies

This story was originally published by Spotlight Pa. READING — Several members of the Reading School Board spent more than $93,000 on conference travel during the two most recent academic years — exceeding their budget and outpacing pre-pandemic costs, according to a Spotlight PA review of spending records. A majority of members also broke state and district policy by taking more than two out-of-state trips per school year, the newsroom found. Those expenses came as the district raised property...