MSCS advances improvement plan, acknowledges ‘critical blind spots’ uncovered by state’s audit
“Significant progress has been made on behalf of families, but yes, we have a long way to go to repair broken structures and public trust,” Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Roderick Richmond said. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
MSCS head Roderick Richmond is advancing plans to improve internal controls and district processes in response to forensic audit findings released last week. Now, the district has launched two websites to track progress.
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Memphis-Shelby County Schools Tennessee Comptroller Tennessee General AssemblyLaura Testino
Laura Testino is an enterprise reporter on The Daily Memphian’s metro team who writes most often about how education policies shape the lives of children and families. She regularly contributes to coverage of breaking news events and actions of the Tennessee General Assembly. Testino’s journalism career in Memphis began six years ago at The Commercial Appeal, where she began chronicling learning disruptions associated with the pandemic, and continued with Chalkbeat, where she dug into education administration in Memphis. Her reporting has appeared in The New York Times, The Times-Picayune, The Tuscaloosa News and USA Today. Reach Laura with questions, story ideas or tips: Ltestino@dailymemphian.com or Ldtestino.54 on Signal.
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