Randall talks with Karen Gray about "The CCSD Machine" - School district active on all fronts to get, keep and control public money. Karen Gray is an education researcher at NPRI and has been with the Institute since June 2008. Karen has an associate's degree in legal assistance from the Community College of Southern Nevada (now the College of Southern Nevada). Prior to joining NPRI, Karen spent 17 years as a parent in the Clark County School District, serving on various district committees and parent groups. As an independent education advocate and paralegal, Karen assisted parents and attorneys in advocating for students with school district administration and the board of trustees and in special-education legal proceedings. As part of her efforts to promote open government, Karen regularly monitored the Clark County school board, lobbied for transparency legislation and pursued public-records litigation. Some of Karen's publications include: Publications : Commentaries AG readies bid for subpoena powers over public bodies The CCSD machine The super-secret superintendent search Nevada schools' billion-dollar blind spot A response to Attorney General Masto Yes, the AG deserves criticism on open-meeting law AG ducks open-meeting law responsibilities ‘It makes us all look ridiculous’ Playing favorites