A new audit from the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury reveals what many have known for some time: The Tennessee Department of Education’s failure to adequately supervise a testing vendor was a large part of recent TNReadytesting problems. Here are key items from the Comptroller’s audit o...
While the Shelby County Schools iZone has been lauded for achieving solid results, the state’s ASD hasn’t gotten the job done. In fact, of the original schools taken over by the ASD five years ago, all but one remain in the bottom 5% of all schools in the state. That is, there’...
Audit of Florida Veterans’ Nursing Homes Finds Staffing and Procurement Issues January 23, 2023The Center Square The State Florida Auditor General released this week the results of an audit into the Department of Veteran’s Affairs, which analyzed the department’s nursing home staffing, time and...
s transition to the Trump administration will be coordinated by Stephen Mull, a former longtime State Department official who most recently served as the lead coordinator for the Iran nuclear deal reached under former President Barack Obama, and who is now the provost for the University of ...
-- Provides outside auditors with assistance; gathers necessary account information and documents to perform annual audit. -- Files tax forms with federal, state, and local government agencies. -- Coordinates with software vendor to maintain accounting software systems; recommends updates to enhance ...
For more on education politics and policy in Tennessee, follow @TNEdReport Your email: Charter Schools Drive Up MNPS Costs MNPS Board Member Will Pinkston highlights some key takeaways from a recent audit of Metro Schools. Among them, the concern that charter schools are a key driver of incre...
Rachael Anne holds a Bachelor of Science in Education from Austin Peay State University and taught first grade in Clarksville, Tennessee. “Teaching my students was rewarding, but I went through some of the same frustrations just to do my job every day that MNPS teachers face,” said Elrod. ...
A special audit of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners is raising alarm from the Republican lawmaker who requested it. Sen. Janae Shamp, R-Surprise, said that the audit she asked for in February brought concerning results, and she hopes to tackle the issues during the upcoming legislative...
The Democratic members who told their constituencies they wouldn’t vote for Pelosi do have an exit, said Quentin Kidd, director of the Wason Center for Public Policy at Christopher Newport University. “If she is challenged, that happens in a caucus vote, essentially a primary,” Kid...
The move comes even as the Tennessee State Board of Education is forcingcharter expansionacross the state. A recentreporton federal charter expansion funds spent in Tennessee indicates: One hundred and twenty-one grants were given to open or expand charter schools in Tennessee from the federal char...