• Treasurer rejects $3 million advance for school district, cites mismanagement • State superintendent disagrees, claims district is entitled to funds under state law • District asks for reconsideration, blames high enrollment growth

Despite approval from the state Department of Education, Arizona Treasurer Kimberly Yee rejected a school district’s request for a $3 million cash advance to offset a deficit, alleging potential mismanagement and future financial instability.

Yee claimed “grave concern” over alleged “gross financial mismanagement” at Nadaburg Unified School District, located in Wittman in Maricopa County, and pushed for an audit and potential receivership given lopsided revenues and deficit.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne disagreed with the move to

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