Lawmakers Plan $6M Audit of Memphis-Shelby County Schools

School funds aren’t “ammunition for some garbage political fights.”


Tennessee lawmakers are proposing a $6 million audit of Memphis-Shelby County Schools. (Photo: Karen Pulfer Focht for Tennessee Lookout)

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