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Fayette Schools' Finance Chief Retires Amid Crisis | Lexington News
Rodney Jackson, Fayette County Public Schools’ longtime finance chief, has retired amid mounting financial turmoil and criticism — including an independent review finding he failed to analyze or communicate the district’s dire fiscal state, despite no evidence of misconduct. His absence since March and medical leave since June coincided with revelations that district finances had been misstated for years, leading to layoffs, a $95 million loan, and now a $8.5 million overestimation of tax revenue — plus unapproved contracts and missed deadlines. The district is now scrambling to correct years…
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