Sky Arnold 9/12/23 Sky Arnold 9/12/23

Misconceptions abound about who public charter schools serve. A new Comptroller tool will help.

A new dashboard launched by the Tennessee Comptroller this week will help parents navigate through misinformation about public charter schools. The dashboard allows users to research the racial demographics and enrollment numbers of districts that offer public charter schools, and the specific info for each school.

Sky Arnold 6/23/23 Sky Arnold 6/23/23

Chronic absenteeism rises in Tennessee

The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office of Research and Education Accountability (OREA) says the impact COVID-19 has had on children in Tennessee doesn’t end with declining test scores.OREA released an updated report Thursday that found rising chronic absenteeism has been one of the biggest challenges since Tennessee schools re-opened post-lockdown

Sky Arnold 3/9/23 Sky Arnold 3/9/23

Senate Education Committee gives a negative recommendation to Tennessee State University’s budget

Sky Arnold 2/27/23 Sky Arnold 2/27/23

Joint state committee recommends TSU's board of trustees stay on the job despite scathing Comptroller audit

Sky Arnold 1/17/23 Sky Arnold 1/17/23

Cheatham County Schools says district fuel cards skimmed by thieves

A new report from the State Comptroller’s Office found nearly $60 thousand in inappropriate fuel card spending by employees of the Cheatham County School District transportation department.Auditors didn’t specify how the cards were misspent or when the alleged spending occurred, but they do believe the misuse occurred because of deficient policies.

Sky Arnold 1/3/23 Sky Arnold 1/3/23

State audit found school officials in Dyer County wrongfully used COVID grant for bonuses

A state audit revealed that Dyer County Schools wrongfully used over $63,000 from a COVID-19 grant to award bonuses to administrative staff without proper approval or documentation.