Why can't Jimmy read?

James Varney doesn't know how to read an audit. Writes a column about it anyway.

Mr. Varney obviously didn’t bother to read the audits. It was far easier for him to take Superintendent White’s word for it, shine up some fuzzy math, and recite a litany of conservative talking points on “school choice” than it was for him to actually do his homework. After reading the audits and then reading Mr. Varney’s column, I couldn’t help but feel embarrassed for the guy. 

You'd think that, as an educator, White wouldn't have wanted to encourage this behavior.