Schwinn on the hot seat over handling of textbooks and contracts
Penny Schwinn is Tennessee's commissioner of education under Gov. Bill Lee. She formerly was chief of academics for the Texas Education Agency. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
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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.
Tennessee's Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn appeared before the Senate Education Committee for a second straight week, where she was grilled about decisions last year involving the state textbook commission.
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