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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An audit has found lax internal financial controls at the Tennessee education district in charge of trying to turn around failing public schools.
The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports (http://bit.ly/2b54Bg6) that the review by the state comptroller's Division of Audit found that Achievement School District had a lack of control over even basic internal functions.
The Achievement School District manages five public schools and oversees private charter groups that operate 24 other schools that fall in the bottom 5 percent of statewide test scores. The audit found that problems with the way the district handled payroll, travel expenses and credit cards.
Even while the audit was underway, the state Education Department jumped in to wrest back control over the Achievement School District's financial dealings.
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