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On The Education Beat In Chattanooga And Hamilton County

Carmen Nesbitt
Carmen Nesbitt

(aired Thu 6/23/22)

Carmen Nesbitt is education reporter for The Chattanooga Times Free Press.

I spoke with her about two of her recent stories on the Hamilton County Schools: one on summer literacy - and the other on school security.

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