Judge denies motion to proceed with school vouchers pending appeal
Davidson County Chancellor Anne C. Martin rules from the bench on Thursday as she denied the state’s motion to lift her earlier order halting Tennessee’s education savings account program. (Chalkbeat)
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.
Davidson County Chancellor Anne C. Martin also scolded the state education department for its “mixed messaging” in continuing to take applications for the voucher program without alerting parents about the status of the legal case.
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