Marta W. Aldrich

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.

Marie Feagins won the post after a search that lasted more than a year. She’s been in it for just over eight months.

So-called ‘opportunity’ charter schools will be held to a different standard

Book banning action has escalated locally, not at the state level

Are the policies making students better readers? Some officials are encouraged.

New report identifies $9.8 billion in facility needs for traditional public schools.

Under an expanded state law, the removals have gone from ‘a trickle to a tidal wave,’ says one librarian

'We know Tennessee. We know our children,' said Gov. Bill Lee

'We are not for sale,’ say teachers who want more meaningful investments in public schools.

Testing requirements for voucher recipients, one-time bonuses for public school teachers, and new funding for public school facilities are among the highlights