Most suburban school districts say they aren’t getting funding owed to them
From left to right, Arlington Superintendent Allison Clark, Bartlett Superintendent David Stephens, Collierville Superintendent Russell Dyer, Germantown Superintendent Jason Manuel, Lakeland Superintendent Ted Horrell, Millington Superintendent Bo Griffin.
Several suburban school boards believe their respective cities are not funneling an appropriate share of funds to support the municipal education systems, shortchanging the districts.
The dispute revolves around the amount of money spelled out in the referendums passed 13 years ago establishing the systems in the six Shelby County suburbs surrounding Memphis. Voters approved the separate referendums, each establishing the individual school districts. The language was the same except for the name of the municipality.
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Abigail Warren
Abigail Warren is an award-winning reporter and covers Collierville and Germantown for The Daily Memphian. She was raised in the Memphis suburbs, attended Westminster Academy and studied journalism at the University of Memphis. She has been with The Daily Memphian since 2018.
Michael Waddell
Michael Waddell is a native Memphian with more than 20 years of professional writing and editorial experience, working most recently with The Daily News and High Ground News.
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