Meet the consulting firm steering Memphis schools’ state takeover
Florida-based firm advising Memphis schools’ state takeover board has done similar work nationwide, including in Houston. In Florida, that work has been the subject of federal and state investigations. Private donors paid Tampa-based firm MGT to provide early guidance on the takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS), according to oversight board Chair Billy Orgel. MGT has previously worked behind-the-scenes on similar efforts across the country, including a Colorado takeover that ended in a lawsuit. The firm also drafted job descriptions for the takeover board’s executive director, and outlined the approval process for MSCS contracts exceeding $50,000. The full scope of MGT's work is still unclear, and a six-month contract for $1 million was circulated among the company and oversight board members but has not been officially approved. The lack of transparency around MGT’�s work raises significant concerns for the state takeover board, which has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge, restored to its power, and then blocked again in local court.
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