Schwinn based Tennessee learning loss projections on pre-pandemic data
Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn (right) visits with Shantial Harris, 6, (left) as she works to putting numbers in sequential order at Libertas School of Memphis on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020 in Frayser. (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.
Recent back-to-school test results from Tennessee students were not the basis for state projections that proficiency rates will drop by 50% or more for third-grade reading and math due to schooling disruptions during the pandemic.
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