School board makes Richmond permanent as audit shows $1.1M in potential waste, takeover looms

With a state takeover looming and a long-awaited audit showing only a small amount of potential waste, Memphis-Shelby County School Board members opted to remove the interim tag from Superintendent Roderick Richmond’s title during a Tuesday, March 31, meeting. Shelby County Republican lawmakers Brent Taylor and Mark White are expected to reintroduce legislation to take […]

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Apr 2, 2026 - 02:52
School board makes Richmond permanent as audit shows $1.1M in potential waste, takeover looms
With a state takeover looming and a long-awaited audit showing only a small amount of potential waste, Memphis-Shelby County School Board members opted to remove the interim tag from Superintendent Roderick Richmond’s title during a Tuesday, March 31, meeting. Shelby County Republican lawmakers Brent Taylor and Mark White are expected to reintroduce legislation to take […]
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