Some Tennessee charter school applicants may bypass local districts
Gov. Bill Lee visits Emerald Academy, a charter school that opened in 2015 in Knoxville under the oversight of Knox County Schools. It's one of more than a hundred charter schools in Tennessee. (Courtesy State of Tennessee)
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Gov. Bill Lee is pushing for a major revision to Tennessee charter school law to create ways for operators to bypass their local elected school boards.
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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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