Marta W. Aldrich

Senior Statehouse Correspondent, Tennessee

Marta W. Aldrich is Chalkbeat Tennessee’s senior statehouse correspondent. A newswoman for The Associated Press for most of her career, Marta has covered state government, politics, business, education and other Tennessee news. She has served as news editor of United Methodist News Service and features editor of American Profile magazine. Her freelance work has been published by The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Christian Science Monitor and Dow Jones News Service, among others. Marta is a graduate of Memphis City Schools and the University of Missouri School of Journalism.

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Does Tennessee’s education funding blueprint deliver on governor’s promises? Maybe, but ‘the devil’s in the details’

By Marta W. Aldrich January 13

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Tennessee bill would extend school vouchers to parents upset over mask mandates, virtual learning

By Marta W. Aldrich January 11

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5 education issues to watch as Tennessee lawmakers return this week

By Marta W. Aldrich January 10

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Tennessee shortens how long schools can shift to remote learning from COVID

By Marta W. Aldrich January 6

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Tennessee study: Blacks, males score lower in teacher observations

By Marta W. Aldrich January 3

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Drop in routine childhood vaccinations during pandemic raises risk of outbreaks in a fourth of Tennessee counties

By Marta W. Aldrich December 22, 2021

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• Teaching & Classroom

Not getting into it: How critical race theory laws are cutting short classroom conversations about racism

New laws are influencing the small but pivotal decisions educators make every day.

By Kalyn Belsha, Matt Barnum, and 1 more December 17, 2021

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Four Memphis schools to return to local control after a 10-year state takeover

By Marta W. Aldrich December 13, 2021

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High school graduation rate dips for second straight year in Tennessee

By Marta W. Aldrich November 23, 2021

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Tennessee nails down rules for disciplining teachers, withholding money from schools that teach banned concepts about racism

By Marta W. Aldrich November 19, 2021