Tennessee’s shrinking Achievement School District set to make its move
Wooddale Middle School is transitioning out of the state-run Achievement School District to come under the oversight of the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission next school year. The campus will continue to be managed by IOTA Community Schools, the ASD's last charter operator, under a new contract with the state commission. (Laura Faith Kebede/Chalkbeat)
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The operator of the last charter schools in the Tennessee’s turnaround district asks to continue managing them under Memphis-Shelby County Schools before state takeover.
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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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