Tennessee to publish school-related COVID data
Houston High School students walk to their second period classes on the first day of school Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
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.
The information will be published and updated weekly by the state education department — not the health department — and will rely on reports from the state’s 147 school districts.
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