Tennessee’s costly, disruptive school-turnaround work didn’t help students long term, says research
Students gather outside of a campus that’s part of Tennessee's Achievement School District during the school turnaround program's early years in Memphis. (Kyle Kurlick/Chalkbeat)
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The analysis has national implications for ongoing reforms aimed at making swift and dramatic improvement to persistently low-performing schools.
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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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