McQueen: More school takeovers ‘most likely’ coming to Memphis and Nashville
In four years as Tennessee's education commissioner, Candice McQueen has stood by the state's Achievement School District as a school turnaround tool of last resort, even as schools absorbed by the state-run district have generally not improved thus far. (TN.gov)
Marta W. Aldrich
Marta W. Aldrich is the senior statehouse correspondent at Chalkbeat Tennessee. 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. Marta is a graduate of Memphis City Schools and the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
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